Passport card
Republic of Cuba
Cuba
- Capital
- Havana
- Continent
- North America
- Currency
- Cuban peso
- Languages
- Spanish
- People
- About 94 lakh
- Size
- About 1.1 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Miguel Díaz-Canel
- Free republic since
- 20 May 1902
- Time
- 10½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Havana, and 2:30 am in summer
⭐ The bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world, lives only in Cuba!
Your Cuba stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Cuba
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Cuba
Turn the globe with your finger. Cuba has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Cuba and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 30 times the size of Cuba.
- PeopleIndia has about 160 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 94 lakh in Cuba.
- DistanceHavana is about 13,900 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeCuba is 10½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Havana, or 2:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Cuba, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Cuba
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Cuba's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Cuba back on the map
Cuba and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Cuba worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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