Key Facts about Cuba

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Cuban security advisers and doctors are withdrawing from Venezuela due to mounting U.S. pressure.

About Cuba

• Location: It is the largest island country located in the north western Caribbean at the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
• Cuba shares its maritime borders with the US, Haiti, Honduras, The Bahamas, Jamaica and Mexico.
• Water bodies: It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Cayman Trench, Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida and the Caribbean Sea.
• Capital City: Havana

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Geographical Features of Cuba

• Topography:  It is relatively flat, gradually transitioning into hills.
• Climate: In Cuba, the climate is tropical, with a dry and relatively cool season from late November to mid-April, and a rainy and muggy season from late April to early November.
• Mountain ranges: Sierra Maestra.
• River: The country’s longest river is the Cauto.
• Lakes and Reservoirs: Laguna de Leche and man-made Zaza Reservoir
• Natural Resources: Cuba has plenty of natural resources such as nickel, cobalt, petroleum, arable land, forests.

Source: Devd