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Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, archipelagos, 4,195 islands and cays surrounding the main island. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean meet. Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the American state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The official area of the Republic of Cuba is 109,884 km² (42,426 sq mi) but a total of 350,730 km² (135,420 sq mi) including the exclusive economic zone. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants.

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Cuba blames US for stoking protests Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:25Published on March 20, 2024

Cuba accuses US of stoking protests amid blackouts, food shortages \| Summons top diplomat \| Oneindia The Cuban government has called upon the US ambassador, Benjamin Ziff, to attend a meeting at its foreign ministry, alleging that Washington played a role in fueling a protest that unfolded in the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:08Published on March 19, 2024

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Cuba Protests: Rare protests erupt in Cuba over food and electricity shortages \| Oneindia News In an uncommon display of dissent, hundreds of people in Santiago, Cuba's second-largest city, took to the streets in a rare public protest on Sunday. Social media and official reports highlighted the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:07Published on March 18, 2024

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