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Where is Cuba?

Cuba is a country in North America.

Cuba in gold. Drawn from the outlines the game uses.
Type
Country
Continent
North America
Region
Caribbean
Land borders
None. It shares no land border with another country.
Area
About 110,000 km² on the game’s map
Hemispheres
Northern; Western
Capital city
23.11° N, 82.37° W

About Cuba

Key West is about 145 kilometres from the northern coast. Fidel Castro's revolution took Havana on 1 January 1959, and the American embargo has been in force since 1960. The Vuelta Abajo region of Pinar del Río grows the tobacco for the island's most famous cigars.

Clues from Atlas Daily

Round 1 on 5 September 2026 (#4), hardest clue first:

  1. The largest island in its sea, lying less than 150 kilometres from a superpower's coast.
  2. A 1959 revolution installed a single-party government that still rules.
  3. In 1962 the world came close to nuclear war over missiles based here.
  4. It is known for cigars rolled from tobacco grown in its western valleys.

Round 2 on 12 September 2026 (#11), hardest clue first:

  1. The largest island in its sea, lying less than 150 kilometres from a superpower's coast.
  2. A 1959 revolution installed a single-party government that still rules.
  3. In 1962 the world came close to nuclear war over missiles based here.
  4. It is known for cigars rolled from tobacco grown in its western valleys.

Round 1 on 20 September 2026 (#19), hardest clue first:

  1. The largest island in its sea, lying less than 150 kilometres from a superpower's coast.
  2. A 1959 revolution installed a single-party government that still rules.
  3. In 1962 the world came close to nuclear war over missiles based here.
  4. It is known for cigars rolled from tobacco grown in its western valleys.

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Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Cuba. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.