This Republic, located in the Western hemisphere of the Earth, is not in vain called the Island of Freedom. Its territory really lies on the islands, the largest of which, Cuba, and gave the name to the country. It is the largest of the group of Great Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. All of them, including more than fifteen hundred reefs and scraps of land, administratively owned by the State of Cuba, are considered part of the West Indies.

The second largest of the Cuban islands is part of the archipelago with the resonant name of Los Canarreos (Archipiélago de los Canarreos) and It is called Juventud, which means "island of youth."

Cuba's closest neighbors are Haiti, Jamaica and the USA. From the last state, Liberty Island is separated only by the Strait of Florida, connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean.