Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Cuba has a total land area of 110,860 km² (42,803.3 sq mi). It has 3,735 km (2,321 mi) of coastline and 2,9 km (1800 mi) of land borders — all figures including the United States at Guantanamo Bay where the U.S.Navy’s Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located.

Cuba lies west of the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the Straits of Florida, northwest of the Windward Passage, and northeast of the Yucatan Channel. The main island (Cuba) makes up most of the land area 105,006 km² (40,543 sq mi). The island is 1,199 km (745 mi) long and 200 km (124 mi) across its widest points and 35 km (22 mi) across its narrowest points. The largest island outside the main island is the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) in the southwest, with an area of 3,056 km² (1,179.9 sq mi).

Location: Caribbean Sea

Coordinates: 21°30′N 80°00′W / 21.5, -80

Archipelago: Greater Antilles

Area 110,860 km² (42,800 sq mi)

Rank 17th

Length 1,199 km (745 mi)

Width 200 km (120 mi)

Coastline 3,735 km (2,321 mi)

Highest point: Pico Turquino (2,005 m (6,580 ft)

Country Largest city: Havana (2,400,000)

Demographics Population: 11,394,043 (as of 2007)

Density: 102.79 people/km²

Ethnic groups White: 65%, Mulatto / Mestizo: 24.86%, Black: 10.08%, Chinese: 1%