The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Country name Cuba, in 35 editions.
The entry for Cuba published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 9 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 9
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
Republic of Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
conventional long form:
Republic of Cuba
conventional short form:
Cuba
local long form:
Republica de Cuba
local short form:
Cuba
The entry for Cuba did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica de Cuba
local short form: Cuba
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica de Cuba
local short form: Cuba
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba conventional short form: Cuba local long form: Republica de Cuba local short form: Cuba
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long short form: Republica de Cuba
local short long form: Republica de Cuba
The same text in 5 editions, 2004 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local short long form: Republica de Cuba
local long short form: Republica de Cuba
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
conventional long form:
Republic of Cuba
conventional short form:
Cuba
local long form:
Republica de Cuba
local short form:
Cuba
The same text in 8 editions, 2015 to 2022.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- Republica de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
- etymology:
- name derives from the Taino Indian designation for the island "coabana" meaning "great place"
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
local long form:
local short form:
etymology: name derives from the Taino Indian designation for the island "coabana" meaning "great place"
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- República de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
- etymology:
- name derives from the Taino Indian designation for the island "coabana" meaning "great place"
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: Republica República de Cuba
local short form: Cuba
etymology: name derives from the Taino Indian designation for the island "coabana" meaning "great place"
- conventional long form:
- Republic of Cuba
- conventional short form:
- Cuba
- local long form:
- República de Cuba
- local short form:
- Cuba
- etymology:
- the origin of the name is disputed;
- it could be derived from a local Taino word,
- either cubao ,
- meaning "where fertile land is abundant," or coabana,
- meaning "great place"
conventional long form: Republic of Cuba
conventional short form: Cuba
local long form: República de Cuba
local short form: Cuba
etymology: the origin of the name derives is disputed; it could be derived from the a local Taino Indian designation for the island "coabana" word, either cubao , meaning "where fertile land is abundant," or coabana, meaning "great place"
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Cuba: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/cuba/country-name.