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Place nameCuba
Other namesRepública de Cuba, Republic of Cuba, Kuba, CUB, CU, ISO192, CU00, Cuban
Latitude21.5
Longitude-80
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises a large island of the same name and several smaller islands; area was inhabited by Ciboney, Guanahatabey and Taino (Arawaks) when Columbus arrived in 1492; Spanish colonized in 1511, native people soon died; Africans were brought here as slaves for plantations; official language is Spanish.
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