Old Havana downtown Street - Havana, Cuba
Country of North America

Cuba

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Cuba.

Complete SafeTravel Warning

Avoid Non-Essential Travel

Avoid non-essential travel to Cuba due to serious fuel shortages, impacting access to essential services (level 3 of 4).

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Official Names

  • Republic of Cuba(English)
  • República de Cuba(Spanish)

Region

  • Caribbean

Continent

  • North America

Total Population

10,055,968(as of 2023)

Capital

La Habana Havana (HAV)

ISO Codes

CUISO 3166 alpha-2CUBISO 3166 alpha-3192ISO 3166 numeric

Communications

+53Dial code.cuCountry-code top-level domain

Currency

  • Cuban Peso (CUP • CU$)

Driving Side

Right Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltages: 110, 220 V · Frequency: 60 Hz · Plug types: Type A, Type B, Type C, Type L

Languages

National
  • Spanish(spa)a
  • Cuban Sign Language(csf)c

Current Time & Time Zone

6:04am, 21st August 2026Cuba Time(CDT • UTC-04:00)

Largest Cities

Havana(HAV • 2,137,847 residents as of 2022)
Santiago de Cuba(SCU • 507,167 residents as of 2022)
Camagüey(CMW • 310,819 residents as of 2022)
Holguín(HOG • 302,890 residents as of 2022)
Guantánamo(GAO • 213,375 residents as of 2022)

Busiest Airports

José Martí International Airport(HAV • 3,192,939 passengers as of 2023)
Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport(VRA • 1,500,000 passengers as of 2023)
Frank País Airport(HOG • 800,000 passengers as of 2023)

Map of Cuba

Map of Cuba
Map of Cuba

Flags

Flag of Cuba
Flag of Cuba

Plug types

Type A
Type A
Type B
Type B
Type C
Type C
Type L
Type L
Status
aDe Jure · cIndigenous
The Out Index

Out Score of Cuba

Cuba has not received an Out Score yet.

Out Score of Cuba

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