Caribbean
Flag of Cuba
The largest island of the Caribbean, frozen in vintage charm.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #001878 48%
- #f0f0f0 30%
- #c00018 18%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Cuba in numbers
| Official name | Republic of Cuba |
|---|---|
| Capital | Havana |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Population | 11,326,616 |
| Area | 109,884 km² · 103 people per km² |
| Currency | Cuban convertible peso (CUP) |
| Languages | Spanish |
| Country codes | CU · CUB · .cu |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Cuba is the largest island nation in the Caribbean, longer than any of its neighbors.
- Classic American cars from the 1950s still cruise Havana's streets, a side effect of decades of trade restrictions.
- Cuba is famed worldwide for its hand-rolled cigars and its sugarcane-based rum.
Did you know
Havana's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserving Spanish colonial architecture from the era when the city was a key port for treasure fleets.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.