AMERICAS
🇨🇺 Cuba
Level 2 — Exercise Increased Caution
Advisory Level
Level 2
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 1.00 CUC
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
May 7, 2025
About Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays. Situated at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba is located east of the Yucatán Peninsula, south of both Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital. Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti and Dominican Republic, with about 10 million inhabitants. It is the largest country in the Caribbean by area. Culturally, Cuba is considered part of Latin America.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Havana
Population
9.7 million
Area
109,884 km²
Language
Spanish
Currency
Cuban convertible peso
Travel Advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Exercise increased caution due to heightened risks to safety and security.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Cuban convertible peso (CUC)
- Exchange Rate
- 1 USD = 1.00 CUC
Visa Fee Estimate
$185 USD
185 CUC
Based on current Treasury exchange rate
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 78.1 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Americas
- Capital
- Havana
- Area
- 109,884 km²
- Population
- 9,748,007
- Timezone
- UTC-05:00
- Languages
- Spanish
- Calling Code
- +53
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- CU