The Republic of Cuba consists of the main island of the same name and about 1600 small islands, of which Isla de Pinos (Isle of Youth) in the Southwest is the largest. The country has an area of cuba 114.524 Quaddratkilometern. Neighboring countries are Haiti - on the other side Windward Passage - and Jamaica. The 160 Florida km wide road separates Cuba from the United States.
Menschen auf Kuba mit Zigarre
People of Cuba with cigar
Between Mexico, about the 200 km away and the island is the channel of Yucatan. Die wurde Republic of Cuba 1959 the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. Since the island of Cuba dominates both the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, takes the country has always been an important strategic role.
The coastline of the 1200 km long island has a varied character. It is apparent dort Sümpfe (u.a. on the Zapata Peninsula), wide sandy beaches (especially in the south), steep cliffs and coral reefs (in the north) and numerous bays, make excellent natural harbors - the - as in the capital of Havana.
Mit Ausnahme of Cauto (which opens into the Gulf of Guacanayabo) are the hundreds of rivers in Cuba because of the low water level and high flow rate not passable. The highest peak, the 2005 m hohe Pico Turqino, belongs to the Sierra Maestra, a mountain range in the southeastern part of the island. Further to the west, im Camagüey-Gebiet, extend plains. In the province of Las Villas, the landscape gets back a mountainous character: the Western Cordillera de los Organos is on average 1200 m hoch.
Weather and Climate
Cuba has because the Northeast trade winds and the warm Gulf Stream a mild climate. Inland, the differences between the warmest and coldest months are larger than on the coast. Occur between June and November, mainly in the west of Cuba, Hurricanes