a country on the island of Cuba.

the largest island in the West Indies.

island under U.S. administration from 1899 to 1902, and for which overprinted U.S. stamps were issued.

a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

a totalitarian state controlled by Fidel Castro, who is Chief of State with the titles of President, Head of government, First Secretary of the Communist Party, and commander in chief of the armed forces

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Cuba or República de Cuba, IPA: ), consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and adjacent small islands. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern United States and the Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and Haiti and east of Mexico.