Cuba
Cuba, officially known as the Republic of Cuba, is an island country comprising the largest island, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and over 4,195 surrounding islands, islets, and cays. Located at the convergence of the northern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Ocean, Cuba lies east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Hispaniola, and north of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the capital and largest city. With a population of around 10 million, Cuba is the third-most populous country in the Caribbean, after Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and is the largest by area.