Cuba Travel Information

Country Information

Area: 110,922 sq km (42,803 sq miles)
Population: 10,736,000 (1991 estimate)
Capital: Havana
Language: The official language is Spanish. Some English and French are spoken.
Religion: Roman Catholic majority
Time Zones: GMT -4 (GMT-5 October to March)
Electricity: 110/120 volts AC 60Hz

Passport: Valid passports are required by all.

Currency: Cuban Peso (Cub$) = 100 centavos

Health: Special precautions: Typhoid & Polio

Climate: Hot subtropical cllimate the whole year. Most rain falls between May and October and hurricanes can occur in autumn (August to November). Cooler months are November to April when the least rain falls.

Travelling in Disaster Prone Areas

International Dialing Code: 011+ 53 + area/city code

Cuban Geography:

Cuba is the largest Caribbean island and the most westerly of the Geater Antilles group, lying 145km (90 miles) south of Florida. A quarter of the country is fairly mountainous.

West of Havana,in the Pinar de Rio province, is the narrow Cordillera de Guaniguanico mountains extending 180 km which is made up of the Sierra de los Organos, Sierra del Rosario and Alturas de Pizarras. Here the finest Cuban tabacco is grown. The Sierra Escambray Mountains, located south of the provinces of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spiritus, rise to 1140m. Encircling the port of Santiago de Cuba are the rugged Sierra Maestra mountains where the highest peak can be found, Pico Turquino rising to 1972m. A quarter of the island is covered with mountain forests of pine and mahogany.

Map of Cuba

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