Cuba

Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, 150 km south of Key West, Florida
Geographic coordinates	21 30 N, 80 00 W
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Area	total: 110,860 sq km land: 109,820 sq km water: 1,040 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Pennsylvania
Land boundaries	total: 29 km border countries: US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km note: Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and remains part of Cuba
Coastline	3,735 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Climate	tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October)
Terrain	mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Pico Turquino 2,005 m
Natural resources	cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land
Land use	arable land: 27.63% permanent crops: 6.54% other: 65.83% (2005)
Irrigated land	8,700 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	38.1 cu km (2000)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 8.2 cu km/yr (19%/12%/69%) per capita: 728 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November (in general, the country averages about one hurricane every other year); droughts are common
Environment - current issues	air and water pollution; biodiversity loss; deforestation
Environment - international agreements	party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography - note	largest country in Caribbean and westernmost island of the Greater Antilles