State

Cuba

sovereign state situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea

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1898–1936
Founded
1898
Capital
Havana
Government
unitary state
Languages
Spanish
Preceded by
Republic of Cuba

Overview

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Cuba is the largest country in the Caribbean by area and the third-largest by population, after Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Culturally, Cuba is considered to be part of Latin America. Its capital and largest city is Havana.

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All rulers (8)

  1. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes del Castillo1869–1873
  2. Tomás Estrada Palma1902–1906
  3. José Miguel Gómez1909–1913
  4. Mario García Menocal1913–1921
  5. Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso1921–1925
  6. Gerardo Machado1925–1933
  7. Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada1933
  8. Miguel Mariano Gómez1936

Records (43)

  1. 1596 — Battle of PinosNaval battle
  2. 1638 — Battle of CabañasNaval battle
  3. 1748 — Battle of HavanaNaval battle
  4. 1748 — Battle of Santiago de CubaNaval battle
  5. 1762 — Battle of HavanaBattle
  6. 1762–1763 — Anglo-Spanish WarWar
  7. 1806 — Action of 23 August 1806Naval battle
  8. 1828 — Battle of MarielNaval battle
  9. 1868–1878 — Ten Years' WarWar
  10. 1868 — Battle of BonillaBattle
  11. 1869 — First Battle of Las TunasBattle
  12. 1869 — Battle of El SaladoBattle
  13. 1869 — Jagüey Grande uprisingRebellion
  14. 1870 — Battle of HavanaNaval battle
  15. 1874 — Battle of Las GuásimasBattle
  16. 1874 — Battle of MelonesBattle
  17. 1895 — Battle of Mal TiempoBattle
  18. 1895 — Battle of Dos RíosBattle
  19. 1895 — Battle of CalimeteBattle
  20. 1895 — Batalla de ColiseoBattle
  21. 1895 — Circular CampaignCampaign
  22. 1896 — Battle of Las TaironasBattle
  23. 1896 — Batalla de Loma del GatoBattle
  24. 1896 — Batalla de Ceja del NegroBattle
  25. 1896 — Batalla de San PedroBattle
  26. 1896 — Battle of CacarajícaraBattle
  27. 1896 — Battle of Paso de las DamasBattle
  28. 1896 — Attack on Sagua de TánamoBattle
  29. 1898 — Battle of Santiago de CubaNaval battle
  30. 1898 — Battle of San Juan HillBattle
  31. 1898 — Battle of El CaneyBattle
  32. 1898 — Battle of Las GuásimasBattle
  33. 1898 — Siege of SantiagoSiege
  34. 1898 — Battle of Guantánamo BayBattle
  35. 1898 — Battle of ManimaniBattle
  36. 1898 — First Battle of ManzanilloBattle
  37. 1898 — Battle of Nipe BayNaval battle
  38. 1898 — First Battle of CárdenasNaval battle
  39. 1898 — Third Battle of ManzanilloBattle
  40. 1898 — Second Battle of ManzanilloBattle
  41. 1912 — War of 1912Rebellion
  42. 1917 — Chambelona WarRebellion
  43. 1925 — Hay-Quesada TreatyTreaty

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