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'Cuba' is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, with the geographic coordinates . Cuba has a total land area of — slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It has of coastline and of land borders — all with the United States territory at Guantánamo Bay, where the U.S. Navy's Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located.
Cuba is west of the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Gulf of Mexico, south of the Straits of Florida, northwest of the Windward Passage, and northeast of the Yucatan Channel. The main island (Cuba) makes up most of the land area .Stoner, K. Lynn. "Cuba" ''Encarta Online Encyclopedia''. 2005. The island is long and across its widest points and across its narrowest points. The largest island outside the main island is the Isla de la Juventud (Isle of Youth) in the southwest, with an area of .
Cuba is from Haiti across the Windward Passage, from the Bahamas, from Florida, from Mexico, and from Jamaica.
Cuba is the largest country by land area in the Caribbean. Its main island is the sixteenth-largest island in the world by land area. Cuban archipelagos include the Jardines de la Reina, the Sabana, the Colorados, the Camagüey, and the Canarreos.
Terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. The lowest point is the Caribbean Sea at 0 m (sea level) and the highest point is Pico Turquino at . Cuba's climate is tropical and moderated by trade winds. The dry season lasts from November to April and the rainy season from May to October. Cuba makes maritime claims that include a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22 km) and an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles (370 km).
Natural resources include cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, and petroleum. At one time the whole island was covered with forest and there are still many cedar, rosewood, mahogany, and other valuable trees. Large areas were cleared to grow more sugar cane, and so few trees were left that timber had to be imported.

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★ Old Cuban maps and plans for almost all provinces, municipalities, cities and townships in Cuba at the time the 1943 census was taken.