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Cuba, officially the '''Republic of Cuba''' (Spanish: ''República de Cuba'') is a country comprising the island of Cuba, |
'''Cuba''', officially the '''Republic of Cuba''' (Spanish: ''República de Cuba'') is a country comprising the island of Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and several minor archipelagos. It is located south of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Saint-Domingue and north of Jamaica. The largest city and capital of Cuba is the historic port of Habana. |
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Before the start of Spanish colonization in the 15th century Cuba was inhabited by the Taíno people. From the 15th century to 1894 Cuba was a Spanish colony until the becoming an independent republic with a ''de facto'' client state relationship with the British empire. After a joint New Netherlands & Mexican intervention in the Cuban Civil War (1941-1945) the second republic of Cuba was established. In present day Cuba is a developing nation with a growing middle class, strong diplomatic relations with other nations in the Americas and a major tourism hotspot. |
Before the start of Spanish colonization in the 15th century Cuba was inhabited by the Taíno people. From the 15th century to 1894 Cuba was a Spanish colony until the becoming an independent republic with a ''de facto'' client state relationship with the British empire. After a joint New Netherlands & Mexican intervention in the Cuban Civil War (1941-1945) the second republic of Cuba was established. In present day Cuba is a developing nation with a growing middle class, strong diplomatic relations with other nations in the Americas and a major tourism hotspot. |
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== Government and Politics == |
== Government and Politics == |
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== See also == |
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{{Nations of the World}} |
{{Nations of the World}} |