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In
the Caribbean Cuba is the largest island that
exists. Cuba has fourteen provinces which are
Las Tunas, Pinar del Rio, Villa Clara, Guantanamo,
Camaguey, Sancti Spiritus, Granma, Ciudad de La
Habana, Holguin, Ciego de Avila, La Habana, Matanzas,
Santiago de Cuba, Matanzas, Cienfuegos,Cuba is an
island which is quite mountainous in the south
eastern part.
The
highest point in Cuba is Pico Turquino which is over
two thousand meters from sea level and its lowest
level is at zero meters which is the Caribbean Sea.
Usually the climate in Cuba is tropical which is
moderated by trade winds. Between May and October it
is the rainy season in Cuba and the dry sea season
is between November and April. During the dry season
Cuba is often hit by strong hurricanes.
Cuba is
a country that can be visited all year around. In
the past Cuba was an island which covered with
forest but a lot of these areas have been cleared
for the plantation of sugar cane or tobacco. Cuba
has also natural resources as salt, timber,
petroleum, cobalt, manganese, ore, copper and iron.
The official language in Cuba is Spanish. The
president of Cuba is Fidel Castro who passed his
power to his brother temporarily in 2006 because of
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