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![]() ![]() Cuba Geography - 1989 https://theodora.com/wfb1989/cuba/cuba_geography.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Total area: 110,860 km2
Comparative area: slightly smaller than Pennsylvania Land boundary: 29.1 km with US Naval Base at Guantanamo
Coastline: 3,735 km Maritime claims:
@m5Continental shelf: 200 m
Disputes: US Naval Base at Guantanamo is leased to US and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease 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 Natural resources: cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica Land use: 23% arable land; 6% permanent crops; 23% meadows and pastures; 17% forest and woodland; 31% other; includes 10% irrigated Environment: averages one hurricane every other year Note: largest country in Caribbean; 145 km south of Florida
NOTE: The information regarding Cuba on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cuba Geography 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cuba Geography 1989 should be addressed to the CIA. |
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