Cuba is a socialist country made up of the island of Cuba, the isla de la Juventud, and small surrounding archipelagos. The main island is 119,860 km2 in area while enjoying 3,735 km of coastline; the 29km of land borders is due to the US owned Guantanamo Bay. The island is found in the west of the North Atlantic, east of the Gulf of Mexico and south of the Straits of Florida.
The island of Cuba is a very large one. It is not only the biggest in the Caribbean, but also the seventeenth biggest in the world. It has mostly flat plains, but in the southeast there can be sound rugged hills and mountains. The highest point above sea level is found at Pico Turquino, standing at 2,005 km. The coasts are home to white sandy beaches, as well as mangroves and marshes. There are also some large swamp areas, such as the island's largest Zapata Swamp spreading over 4,520 km2 of land.
As for water found inland, the total is not very much. The largest natural body of water is Laguna de Leche which is 67.2km2, and the largest unnatural is the Zaza reservoir which is 113.5 km2.
Cuba's tropical climate is softened slightly by the trade winds. There is a dry season, and a wet season. The dry season stretches from November through to April, and the wet season from May until October. The wet season still enjoys hot weather, on average around 23 degrees centigrade, while the dry season reaches heat of around 27 degrees centigrade.
Cuba has a rich supply of natural resources, of which there are cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper and petroleum. There is good quality timber on the island too, such as mahogany and chechem, which used to take up most of the island. It is the element Nickel, however, which is the country's biggest economic asset.
The island of Cuba is a very large one. It is not only the biggest in the Caribbean, but also the seventeenth biggest in the world. It has mostly flat plains, but in the southeast there can be sound rugged hills and mountains. The highest point above sea level is found at Pico Turquino, standing at 2,005 km. The coasts are home to white sandy beaches, as well as mangroves and marshes. There are also some large swamp areas, such as the island's largest Zapata Swamp spreading over 4,520 km2 of land.
As for water found inland, the total is not very much. The largest natural body of water is Laguna de Leche which is 67.2km2, and the largest unnatural is the Zaza reservoir which is 113.5 km2.
Cuba's tropical climate is softened slightly by the trade winds. There is a dry season, and a wet season. The dry season stretches from November through to April, and the wet season from May until October. The wet season still enjoys hot weather, on average around 23 degrees centigrade, while the dry season reaches heat of around 27 degrees centigrade.
Cuba has a rich supply of natural resources, of which there are cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper and petroleum. There is good quality timber on the island too, such as mahogany and chechem, which used to take up most of the island. It is the element Nickel, however, which is the country's biggest economic asset.
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