Flag of Cuba

🎨 What the flag means

Cuba's flag has three blue and two white stripes, with a red triangle holding a white star. It is nicknamed the "Lone Star" flag. The three blue stripes stood for the three regions Cuba was divided into when the flag was designed in 1849, white for the purity of the cause, and the red triangle for strength and constancy.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

11 million (2023)

🏙️ Capital

Havana2.5 million people (2022)

🗣️ Main language

Spanish

✨ 3 fun facts

1. The bee hummingbird, found in Cuba, is the smallest known bird in the world, only about 5.5 cm long.
2. Cuba's national bird is the colourful Cuban trogon, called the tocororo, which lives nowhere else.
3. Salsa dancing began in Cuba, and baseball is the most popular sport there.