General Reference
- Pronounced: i/ˈkjuːbə/;
- Common English country name: Cuba
- Official English country name: The Republic of Cuba
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s): República de Cuba
- Adjectival(s): Cuban
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Cuba
- International rankings of Cuba
- ISO country codes: CU, CUB, 192
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CU
- Internet country code top-level domain: .cu
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