Cuba, [a] officially the Republic of Cuba, [b] is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises 4,195 islands, islets and cays, including the eponymous main island and Isla de la Juventud.

1 day ago · Cuba, country of the West Indies, the largest single island of the archipelago, and one of the more-influential states of the Caribbean region. The domain of the Arawakan-speaking Taino, who …

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2 days ago · With an area of more than 44,000 square miles (114,447 sq. km.), Cuba is the largest island in the West Indies, accounting for more than one-half of the total Caribbean land mass. The …

Because of its surface area of 109,884.01 square kilometers, it is considered to be the largest island in the Antilles. The name of Cuba comes from the Taino language spoken by the Arawak natives, …

Cubans ponder their country’s future after US president’s comments about the island Cuba faces uncertain future after US topples Venezuelan leader Maduro Trump says he’s offered to send US …

4 days ago · The Maduro regime was long propped up by Cuba’s armed forces and intelligence agencies. Many Cubans were reported killed in the American military action.

The recorded history of Cuba began on October 28, 1492, when Christopher Columbus sighted the island during his first voyage of discovery and claimed it for Spain.

4 days ago · The Cuban government says 32 of its nationals were killed during the US operation to seize Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. It described the dead as members of its armed forces and …

2 days ago · The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban …