Cuba

Key facts

Land borders

Cuba shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Cuba in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Cuba is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 21 claims from the pool that are true of Cuba, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its capital city's name begins with “H”1 of 5
• Its currency is called the peso1 of 8
• Its name has exactly 4 letters1 of 10
• Its name begins with “C”1 of 17
• Has Spanish as an official language1 of 20
• Is in North America1 of 23
• Is in the Americas1 of 35
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Its name has 6 letters or fewer1 of 67
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177