Size: 109,884 km² or 42,426 sq mi
People living there: more than 11,200,000
Capital: Havana
UNESCO sites: Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, Historic Centre of Camagüey, Old Havana and its Fortification System, San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios, Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos, Viñales Valley, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Desembarco del Granma National Park
People living there: more than 11,200,000
Capital: Havana
UNESCO sites: Archaeological Landscape of the First Coffee Plantations in the South-East of Cuba, Historic Centre of Camagüey, Old Havana and its Fortification System, San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad and the Valley de los Ingenios, Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos, Viñales Valley, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Desembarco del Granma National Park
Practical information for travel to Cuba
Currency: Peso and Convertible Peso
Power voltage and socket type(s): 110V, although modern hotels will have 220V, plug types A and B
Official religion(s)/Freedom of religion: Freedom of religion. About 65% of the population is Christian.
Official language(s) and general knowledge of English: Spanish, English is spoken but a bit hit or miss.
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