What continent does Cuba belong to?

Cuba * * * Republic of China, Cuba for short. The country name comes from Thai "coabana", which means "fertile land" and "good place". Havana is the economic and political center and capital of Cuba.

Cuba is the largest island in the Greater Antilles and is called "the key to the Gulf of Mexico". Cuba island resembles a crocodile, also known as the "green crocodile in the Caribbean". Cuba has a total area of 109884 km2 and a population of 1 1.472 million (2020). The whole country is divided into 15 provinces and 1 special zones (Youth Island Special Zone). There are 168 cities in the province.

topography

The coastline of Cuba is about 6,000 kilometers long, and most areas are flat, with mountains in the east and middle and hills in the west. In addition to Cuba, there are more than 1600 surrounding islands of different sizes. These islands consist of five islands: Savannah, Camaguey, Colorado, Queen's Garden and Canary Islands.

Youth Island (also known as Pine Island) is located in Ba Tavano Bay and is the only big island along the coast. The coastline is 6073 kilometers long. Most of the island of Cuba is flat, and the mountains only account for 1/4 of the total area.

There are three mountain ranges in China: Guaniguanico, Esccambra and Maestra (the highest mountain range in Cuba, among which Turci is the highest in Cuba, with an altitude of1.974m).