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The World Factbook. EarthTrends: Data Tables - Energy and Resources. Cuba weather .org - Cuban Climate. Cuba is an archipelago of islands located in the Caribbean Sea, with the geographic coordinates 21°3N, 80°00W. Cuba is the principal island, which is surrounded by four main groups of islands. These are the Colorados, the Sabana-Camagüey, the Jardines de la Reina and the Canarreos.

The main island of Cuba constitutes most of the nation's land area or 105,006 km and is the seventeenth-largest island in the world by land area. The second largest island in Cuba is the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) in the southwest, with an area of 3,056 km². Cuba has a total land area of 110,860 km. The Cuba climate is mild subtropical, thanks to its proximity to the Tropic of Cancer, its narrow configuration, east to west oriented receives the refreshing action of trade winds and marine breezes. During the short winter are influences of cold air masses coming from the North, but they are of short duration. In winter, day temperatures drop to 20°C and there are a few cold days. Statistics on Cuba. facts and figures, stats and information on Cuban economy, crime, people, government, health and education. 26 maps and 69 flags. Cuba is an island off the coast of Central America, just below the United States. The capital of the country is Havana, with a population of more than 2 million (Cuba has an estimated population of 11 million as of 2012).

Before the discovery of the island by Christopher Columbus in 1492, sparse populations of Mesoamerican tribes thrived in the area. The arrival of the Spanish colonizers pushed many of the natives out, while thousands of African slaves were imported to the island by the Spaniards. Cuba remained in Spanish control until the Spanish-American War of 1898 which pushed the Spaniards out of the country and eventually led to the decline of its empire (and confirmed the status of the US as a global power). The independence from Spain led to the instability in the country. Today, Cuba remains as a socialist country, along with China and North Korea. The economy has suffered greatly when the USSR, upon which Cuba depended for aid and trade, collapsed. The World Factbook.