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Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba (Spanish: Cuba or República de Cuba, IPA: [re'puβlika ðe ˈkuβa]), consists of the island of Cuba (the largest of the Greater Antilles), the Isle of Youth and 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.

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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 31: Tony Carroll, owner of Sister Havana receives the trophy from Petrea Vela of New Zealand Bloodstock after winning the Karaka Million during the Karaka Million at Ellerslie Racecourse on January 31, 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand. Havana
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. Barack Obama
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, right, and Haiti's President Rene Preval , second from right, greet people outside the government palace in Quito after attending a meeting of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, in Quito, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The emergency meeting discussed the region's response to the humanitarian crisis in quake-shattered Haiti. Haiti
Puerto Rico's players celebrates at the end of a Caribbean baseball game against Mexico in Porlamar, Margarita Island, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. Puerto Rico won 5-3. Caribbean
Delegates attend a meeting of Indigenous Congresswomen from Latin America and the Caribbean in La Paz, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. Bolivia's President Evo Morales, also an indigenous leader, will be sworn-in for a second term on Jan. 22. Latin America
Yemen's Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, during his meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, not shown. US State Department
A Brazilian U.N. peacekeeper injured during Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti arrives to a military air base in Sao Paulo, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. Haiti Earthquake
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
U.S. speedskater Jennifer Rodriguez from Miami takes part in a practice session ahead of the start of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games begin Feb. 12. Miami
WASHINGTON - JANUARY 30: Former President George H.W. Bush (L) and his son former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (C) depart the West Wing of the White House after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama on January 30, 2010 in Washington, DC. Obama yesterday delivered remarks at the GOP House Issues Conference. George W. Bush
Florida Marlins Manager Fredi Gonzalez watches the team work out during spring training at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Florida
A man reads a copy of Juventud Rebelde newspaper in Havana, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2006. The front page displays a picture of a meeting between Cuba's leader Fidel Castro,right, and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa held in Havana, Friday, Aug.21, 2009. Sunday's photo in Juventud Rebelde shows the 83-year-old Castro wearing a white shirt instead of the sports apparel he has worn in recent photos. Fidel Castro
Texas guard A.J. Abrams (3) drives against Texas Tech Decensae White (13) during the first half of their basketball game in Austin, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. Abrams scored a team high 18 points in the 80-51 win. Texas
New Toyota Prius sedans are lined up at a Houston dealership Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 in Houston. Toyota issued a global recall of the popular hybrid due to possible brake problems. Houston
Sam Worthington from "Avatar," right, and his girlfriend Natalie Mark arrive at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Avatar (movie)
An Angolan dancer performs in closing ceremonies after Egypt defeated Ghana 1-0 in their African Cup of Nations final match at November 11 Stadium in Luanda, Angola Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Angola
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
A Soldier of the Pakistan army teaches local children in Ghulam Khan in the troubled Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan along the Afghanistan border, Saturday, Feb 17, 2007. Pakistan's wild tribal belt has been a refuge for Taliban and al-Qaida militants since the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the hardline militia from Afghanistan at the end of 2001. But over the past year, an alarming escalation in violence has raised concern on whether Pakistan is doing enough to contain the insurgents. Pakistan

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Dayron Robles from Cuba, left, wins the 60 meters hurdles against Shamar Sands from the Bahamas, right, at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Dayron Robles from Cuba, left, wins the 60 meters hurdles against Shamar Sands from the Bahamas, right, at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Winner Yargelis Savigne from Cuba competes during the triple jump at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Winner Yargelis Savigne from Cuba competes during the triple jump at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Former Polish President Lech Walesa is shown during a visit inMiami, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Walesa attended a privately funded, foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which sends aid to political dissidents in Cuba.

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Former Polish President Lech Walesa is shown during a visit inMiami, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Walesa attended a privately funded, foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which sends aid to political dissidents in Cuba.

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Former polish President Lech Walesa, center, talks to "Damas en Blanco", Spanish for Women in White, Yolanda Huerga, left, and Josefa Lopez Sigler, right, during a visit to Miami, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Walesa attended a privately funded, foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which sends aid to political dissidents in Cuba.

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Former polish President Lech Walesa, center, talks to "Damas en Blanco", Spanish for Women in White, Yolanda Huerga, left, and Josefa Lopez Sigler, right, during a visit to Miami, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Walesa attended a privately funded, foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which sends aid to political dissidents in Cuba.

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A woman looks at wax figure of Cuban legendary musician Francisco Repilado, known as "Compay Segundo" during an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo. Other wax figure are Benny More, left, Antonio Gumersindo Garay "Sindo Garay", second left, and Ignacio Jacinto Villa "Bola de Nieve".

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A woman looks at wax figure of Cuban legendary musician Francisco Repilado, known as "Compay Segundo" during an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo. Other wax figure are Benny More, left, Antonio Gumersindo Garay "Sindo Garay", second left, and Ignacio Jacinto Villa "Bola de Nieve".

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Cuba's curator Silvia Garcia cleans the shirt of a wax figure of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway during an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the legendary author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.

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Cuba's curator Silvia Garcia cleans the shirt of a wax figure of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway during an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the legendary author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.

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A wax figure of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway is seen at an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the legendary author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.

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A wax figure of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway is seen at an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the legendary author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.

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People look at a wax figure of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway at an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the legendary author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.

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People look at a wax figure of U.S. writer Ernest Hemingway at an exhibition at Bayamo wax museum in Cuba, Tuesday, Feb.2, 2010. A life-size likeness of the legendary author of "The Old Man and the Sea" was unveiled last week at a wax museum in the eastern city of Bayamo.

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Cuba's singer Omara Portuondo speaks as he attends the presentation of her biography, "Angels sing too," by Cuba's writer Oscar Oramas, in Havana, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

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Cuba's singer Omara Portuondo speaks as he attends the presentation of her biography, "Angels sing too," by Cuba's writer Oscar Oramas, in Havana, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

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Cuba's singer Omara Portuondo, surrounded by fans, signs copies of "Angels sing too", a biography of Portuondo, by Cuba's writer Oscar Oramas, during its presentation in Havana, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

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Cuba's singer Omara Portuondo, surrounded by fans, signs copies of "Angels sing too", a biography of Portuondo, by Cuba's writer Oscar Oramas, during its presentation in Havana, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

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This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 09:45 AM EST shows broken clouds and scattered showers highlighting a cold front that reaches across western Cuba. The front then becomes stationary as it it extends to the north central coast of Honduras. Additional showers are noted to the east of the Nicaragua coast, while scattered showers move across the northeastern corner of the Caribbean. High pressure produces mostly dry conditions elsewhere.

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This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 09:45 AM EST shows broken clouds and scattered showers highlighting a cold front that reaches across western Cuba. The front then becomes stationary as it it extends to the north central coast of Honduras. Additional showers are noted to the east of the Nicaragua coast, while scattered showers move across the northeastern corner of the Caribbean. High pressure produces mostly dry conditions elsewhere.

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Hundreds of students hold torches during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Hundreds of students hold torches during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Students are seen during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Students are seen during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Cuban soldiers wave their nations's flags during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Cuban soldiers wave their nations's flags during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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A man walks next to an image of Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara after a late night march celebrating the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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A man walks next to an image of Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara after a late night march celebrating the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Students hold a Cuban flag during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Students hold a Cuban flag during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Students try to light their torches from another torch during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Students try to light their torches from another torch during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Hundreds of students hold torches during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Hundreds of students hold torches during a late night march to celebrate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero, Jose Marti, at the entrance of the University of Havana, Wednesday, Jan.27, 2010.

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Dayron Robles from Cuba, left, wins the 60 meters hurdles against Shamar Sands from the Bahamas, right, at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Dayron Robles from Cuba, left, wins the 60 meters hurdles against Shamar Sands from the Bahamas, right, at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Winner Yargelis Savigne from Cuba competes during the triple jump at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Winner Yargelis Savigne from Cuba competes during the triple jump at the 5th EAA Athletics PSD Bank Indoor Meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Cuba's David Giralt competes in the triple jump event during a European indoor track and field meeting at Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden, Tuesday, Feb. 2 2010. Giralt won the contest, jumping 17.27 meters.

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Former Polish President Lech Walesa is shown during a visit inMiami, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Walesa attended a privately funded, foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which sends aid to political dissidents in Cuba.

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Former Polish President Lech Walesa is shown during a visit inMiami, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Walesa attended a privately funded, foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which sends aid to political dissidents in Cuba.

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