Interesting Facts about Cuba

Cuba Interesting Facts

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country in North America. Here are some interesting facts about Cuba:

The flag of Cuba was designed in 1849 and officially adopted on May 20, 1902. And the emblem of Cuba was adopted on April 24, 1906.

The literacy rate in Cuba is among the highest in the world.

Cuba is home to over 25 endemic bird species.

It's customary to hitchhike when traveling in Cuba.

After Catholicism, Santeria is the second most prevalent religion.

The second-to-last nation to abolish slavery on the American continent is Cuba. After several years, Cuba finally ended slavery in 1886.

Cuba has 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Cuban cigars are renowned around the world.

In the northern Caribbean Sea, there is an island nation called Cuba. It is situated where the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea converge.

Cuba is shaped like a crocodile. It’s even sometimes called “El Cocodrilo” in Spanish.

Cuba is around the size of Tennessee or Virginia.

Havana is Cuba's largest and capital city with 2,4 million inhabitants.

China, Laos, Vietnam, North Korea and Cuba are the only five remaining communist nations in the world.

The indigenous Taino people of the Caribbean gave the island the name Cubanascnan before coining the name Cuba. It could be interpreted as "a great place" or "a location with a lot of arable land".

One of the Caribbean cities with the best preservation is Trinidad, which is also an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With its founding in 1511, one of the Caribbean's oldest cities is Baracoa.

Cuba has nine national parks. One of the largest wetlands areas in the Caribbean is protected by the Cienaga de Zapata National Park, which is the largest.

According to genetic research, the DNA of Cubans is 72% European, 20% African, and 8% indigenous.

Despite the fact that Cuba is officially secular (agnostic), 59.2% of the population self-identifies as Christian.

Cuba is an island country located in the Caribbean Sea. It shares maritime borders with the United States and the Bahamas.