Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean with the highest population of inhabitants. The Cuban population consists mainly of Native American descendants as well as Spanish and African immigrants. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and in the entire Caribbean, a quarter of the population is concentrated in the capital. Some other significantly large cities include Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Guantanamo and Holguín. Cuba is an archipelago consisting of the main island with the same name, the Isla de la Juventud and about 4195 smaller islands. This archipelago belongs to the Greater Antilles. Cuba borders the Gulf of Mexico in the northwest, the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the Caribbean Sea in the south. The distance to the American mainland is 180 km. 

The Cuban time zone is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Havana has a specific tropical climate. From November to April is the dry season and from May to October is the rainy season. It is to be expected that there may be tropical cyclones from June to November. Typically the weather ranges from 25C to 35C degrees, with the sun shining for approximately two thirds of the year.