Cuba is the largest Caribbean island country by land area.
Cuba covers roughly 109,884 square kilometres of land, making it substantially larger than other sovereign island countries in the Caribbean. The country consists of the main island of Cuba together with thousands of smaller islands, islets, and cays. The main island itself accounts for most of the nation’s territory.
Its size is one reason Cuba is sometimes called the largest island in the Caribbean, although geographic definitions can vary depending on whether countries, islands, or island groups are being compared. Cuba is also the largest country by land area in the Caribbean region, a distinction separate from population or economic size.
Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic are all major Caribbean countries, but each occupies less land area than Cuba. Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola, while Jamaica lies south of Cuba. Cuba’s long, narrow shape stretches between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Caribbean Sea.