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Cuba

Caribbean

Capital
Havana
Population
11.0 million (2023)
Currency
Cuban Peso CUP
Plugs
ABCL 110 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Cuba highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type A socket, as found in Cuba Type A Type B socket, as found in Cuba Type B

Cuba uses Types A and B sockets; Types C and L are also found. Mains supply is 110 V at 60 Hz.

Most sockets are US-style at 110 V; some hotels have 220 V sockets for European plugs (Type C or L). Check the voltage at each socket.

At 110 V, devices from 220–240 V countries that are not dual-voltage will run weakly or not at all. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Adapter guides: from United States · from United Kingdom · from Canada

Money

$ Cuban Peso CUP

Language

  • Spanishofficial100%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Cuba is on UTC−5 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

Traffic in Cuba drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

11 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

December 2026

  • Christmas Day
  • New Year's Eve

January 2027

  • Liberation Day
  • Victory Day

March 2027

  • Good Friday

May 2027

  • International Workers' Day

July 2027

  • Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison
  • Day of the National Rebellion
  • Commemoration of the Assault of the Moncada garrison

October 2027

  • Independence Day
  • Independence Day (observed)

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

Level 2 Exercise increased caution

Read the full advisory. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

  • FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the whole country

Updated 2026-09-25. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+53
Internet domain
.cu
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Coat of arms or emblem of Cuba
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Flag: Flag of Cuba.svg, Public domain. Arms: Coat of arms of Cuba.svg, Public domain. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.