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The Republic of Cuba Spanish: Cuba or República de Cuba , consists of the
island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater
Antilles), Isla de la Juventud and several adjacent small islands. Cuba is
located in the northern Caribbean at the confluence of the Caribbean Sea,
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cuba is south of the eastern
United States and The Bahamas, west of the Turks and Caicos Islands and
Haiti and east of Mexico. The Cayman Islands and Jamaica are to the south.
The national flower is Hedychium coronarium J. Koenig, most often known as "flor
de mariposa" (Butterfly Flower) and the national bird is "Tocororo" or
"Cuban Trogon" from the family of Trogonidae.
Cuba is the most populous insular nation in the Caribbean. Its people,
culture and customs draw from several sources including the aboriginal Taíno
and Ciboney peoples, the period of Spanish colonialism, the introduction of
African slaves, and its proximity to the United States. The name "Cuba"
comes from the Taíno language the exact meaning of which is unclear, but may
be translated either "where fertile land is abundant" (cubao) or "great
place" (coabana). The island has a tropical climate that is moderated by
the surrounding waters; however, the warm temperatures of the Caribbean Sea
and the fact that the island of Cuba sits across the access to the Gulf of
Mexico combine to make Cuba prone to frequent hurricanes. Cuba's main
island, at 766 miles (1,233 km) long, is the world's 17th largest.
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