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World > North America >
Cuba > Geography (Facts)
| Location: |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida |
| Geographic coordinates: |
21 30 N, 80 00 W |
| Map references: |
Central America and the Caribbean |
| Area: |
total: 110,860 sq km
land: 110,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Pennsylvania |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 29 km
border countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba |
| Coastline: |
3,735 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate: |
tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October) |
| Terrain: |
mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m |
| Natural resources: |
cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land |
| Land use: |
arable land: 27.63%
permanent crops: 6.54%
other: 65.83% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
8,700 sq km (2003) |
| Natural hazards: |
the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common |
| Environment - current issues: |
air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation |
| Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation |
| Geography - note: |
largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles |
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