Cuba

Havana 11.3M North America Languages linked on SubLearn: 1

About Cuba

Cuba is a country whose official language is Spanish, according to the CIA World Factbook summary dated October 2021. Havana is its capital. This guide uses a small set of checked UNESCO and CIA records to teach careful English through a heritage site, food-related knowledge, a festivity, a poetic practice, rumba, and a dated population estimate.

Quick Facts

Capital

Havana

Population

11,326,616

Region

North America · Caribbean

Currency

Cuban Peso (CUP)

Languages linked on SubLearn

This list shows linked languages, not every language spoken in the country.

Spanish

Español

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Did You Know?

UNESCO inscribed Old Havana and its Fortification System on the World Heritage List in 1982.

UNESCO inscribed Punto, a Cuban poetic and musical practice, on its Representative List in 2017.

UNESCO lists nine World Heritage properties for Cuba, seven cultural and two natural.

Famous Landmarks

Old Havana and a dated record

A source-based lesson about a World Heritage property.

Cuisine

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Light rum knowledge and source limits

A language lesson about a UNESCO-listed body of knowledge, not a recommendation to drink alcohol.

Music & Arts

Traditional Arts

Punto and rumba as documented practices

Events & Festivals

Las Parrandas and a changing schedule

An event lesson that separates a heritage record from a current calendar.

Travel Phrases

Computer-generated pronunciation. Voice availability depends on the language; this is not a reviewed Omani recording.

Hola

oh-lah

Hello

Gracias

grah-see-ahs

Thank you

Lifestyle & Customs

Language and population labels

A data-literacy lesson using a dated CIA World Factbook summary.

Etiquette Tips

Spanish is listed as Cuba's official language in the CIA World Factbook summary dated October 2021. In a real conversation, listen first and ask which language a person prefers. A country-level fact does not decide every person's choice.