Cuban

Cuban is both a demonym for the people of Cuba and an adjective describing things connected with Cuba. Cuba is a Caribbean island nation in the Greater Antilles; its capital and largest city is Havana, and the population is roughly 11 million.

Spanish is the official language; Cuban Spanish features regional pronunciations and vocabulary influenced by Afro-Caribbean and colonial history. English is common in tourism and international business. Cuban culture is renowned for music and dance traditions such as son, rumba, mambo, and cha-cha-cha, as well as literature, visual arts, and cinema; Afro-Cuban religious practices and Catholicism have also shaped cultural life.

Cuba was a Spanish colony until 1898, briefly a republic, then underwent a 1959 revolution that established a one-party socialist state. The country maintains a sizable diaspora, notably in the United States and elsewhere in the Americas and Europe.

The economy has long depended on sugar and tobacco, with recent emphasis on services, tourism, and state-led industries. Cuba is known for its cigars, rum, and distinctive urban architecture.