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Cuba , officially the Republic of Cuba , is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos . Cuba is located in the northern ___MASK81___ where the ___MASK81___ Sea , the Gulf of Mexico , and the Atlantic Ocean meet . It is south of both the U . S . state of Florida and the Bahamas , west of Haiti , and north of ___MASK98___ . ___MASK64___ is the largest city and capital ; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey . Cuba is the largest island in the ___MASK81___ , with an area of , and the second - most populous after Hispaniola , with over 11 million inhabitants . ___MASK18___ de Cuba is the second largest city of Cuba and capital city of ___MASK18___ de Cuba Province in the south - eastern area of the island , some south - east of the Cuban capital of ___MASK64___ . ___MASK64___ ( Spanish : " La Habana ") is the capital city , largest city , province , major port , and leading commercial centre of Cuba . The city proper has a population of 2 . 1 million inhabitants , and it spans a total of  making it the largest city by area , the most populous city , and the third largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean region . The city extends mostly westward and southward from the bay , which is entered through a narrow inlet and which divides into three main harbours : Marimelena , Guanabacoa and Atarés . The sluggish Almendares River traverses the city from south to north , entering the Straits of Florida a few miles west of the bay . Eduardo René Chibás Ribas ( ___MASK76___ 1907 in ___MASK18___ de Cuba of Eduardo Justo Chibás Guerra and Gloria de Ribas Agramonte , died August 16 , 1951 in ___MASK64___ , Cuba ) was a Cuban politician who used radio to broadcast his political views to the public . He primarily denounced corruption and gangsterism rampant during the governments of Ramón Grau and Carlos Prío which preceded the Batista era . He believed corruption was the most important problem Cuba faced . The Party of the Cuban People -- Orthodox ( Spanish : Partido del Pueblo Cubano -- Ortodoxo , PPC - O ) , commonly called Orthodox Party ( Spanish : Partido Ortodoxo , PO ) , was a Cuban left - wing populist political party . It was founded in 1947 by Eduardo Chibás in response to perceived government corruption and lack of reform . Its primary aims were the establishment of a distinct national identity , economic independence and the implementation of social reforms . Dr . Ramón Grau San Martín ( September 13 , 1881 , La ___MASK77___ , Pinar del Río Province , Spanish Cuba  July 28 , 1969 , ___MASK64___ , Cuba ) was a Cuban physician and the President of Cuba ( 1933  1934 , 1944  1948 ). He was the last president other than an interim president , Carlos Manuel Piedra , to be born during Spanish rule . He is sometimes called Raymond Grau San Martin in English .