Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North
Atlantic Ocean, south of Florida

21 30 N, 80 00 W

Central America and the Caribbean

total: 110,860 sq km
land: 110,860 sq km
water: 0 sq km

slightly smaller than Pennsylvania

total: 29 km
border countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km
note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and thus remains part
of Cuba

3,735 km

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm

tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to
April); rainy season (May to October)

mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and
mountains in the southeast

lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m

cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt,
timber, silica, petroleum, arable land

arable land: 24%
permanent crops: 7%
permanent pastures: 27%
forests and woodland: 24%
other: 18% (1993 est.)

9,100 sq km (1993 est.)

the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August
to October (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every
other year); droughts are common

pollution of Havana Bay; overhunting
threatens wildlife populations; deforestation

party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate
Change-Kyoto Protocol, Marine Life Conservation

largest country in Caribbean