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Cuba

Cuba is a sovereign island state in the Greater Antilles. Its main island lies south of Florida and east of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Fast Facts

  • Havana is on the northern coast.
  • Yucatán Channel separates Cuba from Mexico; Florida Straits separate it from Florida.
  • Plains and mountain regions include the Sierra Maestra in the southeast.
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