Cuba

Formation

May 20, 1902

Capital

Havana

Population

11.26 million (2021)

Cuba

About

An island country located east of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. It is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti. After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, it became a socialist country.

Trivia

Cuban cigars are recognized as some of the finest in the world. The country has a distinctive car culture and is home to many American cars from the 1940s and 1950s. The game of dominoes is Cuba’s favorite pastime.

Celebrities Born In Cuba