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 Cuba 
 Main prefix
 CO 
 Callsigns series
 CLA-CMZ, COA-COZ, T4A-T4Z 
 Time zone
 -5 h 
 Continent
 North America 
 ITU zone
 11 
 CQ zone
 8 
 
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 Flag 
 Flag description 
Five equal horizontal bands of blue (top and bottom) alternating with white; a red equilateral triangle based on the hoist side bears a white, five-pointed star in the center; design influenced by the US flag.
 
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 Cuba 
 Capital: 
Havana
 Administrative
 divisions: 
15 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 special municipality* (municipio especial): Artemisa, Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Cienfuegos, La Habana, Granma, Guantanamo, Holguin, Isla de la Juventud*, La Habana, Las Tunas, Matanzas, Pinar del Rio, Sancti Spiritus, Santiago de Cuba, and Villa Clara.
 Population: 
11,394,043 (July 2007 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
21° 30' N, 80° 00' W
 Area total: 
110,860 sq. km
 Land area: 
110,860 sq. km
 Water area: 
0 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
29 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay 29 km
Guantanamo Naval Base is leased by the US and thus remains part of Cuba
 Coastline: 
3,735 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Caribbean Sea 0 m - Pico Turquino 2,005 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.cu
 Currency: 
Cuban peso (CUP)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Cuba
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Cuba
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica de Cuba
 Name - local
 short form: 
Cuba
 Independence: 
20 May 1902 (from Spain 10 December 1898, administered by the US from 1898 to 1902)
 Constitution: 
24 February 1976, amended July 1992
 Government
 type: 
Communist state
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 10 December (1898)
10 December 1898 is the date of independence from Spain, 20 May 1902 is the date of independence from US administration
 
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