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Cuba

Passport and visa service: Visa HQ
For further information: List of Cuban Embassies abroad and foreign Embassies in Cuba
Contact your embassy

Current local time: It is %T:%M %A in HavanaIt is %T:%M %A in Santiago de Cuba
Summer time: Summer time from March to October

Official language: Spanish.
Other languages spoken: English
Business language: Spanish
Getting some knowledge: See BBC Spanish lessons website.
Free translation tools: Babel Fish - Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web pages
Systran - Free -Spanish- English translation of texts and web pages
Diccionarios.com - Free Spanish-English- Dictionary
Reverso dictionary - Free online dictionary
Translated - Free translation arabic-spanish-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-spanish-arabic
lexicool - Free dictionary arabic-spanish-arabic

Domestic currency: Cuban Peso
ISO Code: CUP
To obtain domestic currency: There are two types of currency: the Cuban peso(CUP) and the Cuban changeable peso (CUC) which is the currency used by tourists (1 CUC = € 0.80)
Possible means of payment: Most transactions are done in cash: the Cuban changeable peso (CUC) is the currency of reference. It is possible to change euros, Canadian dollars and Swiss Francs without a surcharge. The "Cuban pesos" are used to buy food on the streets, pay for public transport and some cultural activities like the movies. The "changeable pesos" are used for all the rest, concerts, out of town trips or taxis.
Card payments are often used to pay for hotels and car rentals.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Cuba, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: The Cuban climate is subtropical and comes from the gentle trade winds of the North East. The temperature variation during the course of the year is slight and there only two noticeable seasons. The "summer" which is humid and lasts from May to October and the "Winter" which is drier and lasts from November to April. The average temperatures range between 70°F (February) and 86°fF(July and August). The rainy season starts in June and ends in October/November: typically the rains are short and violent.
For further information: Weather information

Telephone codes: To call in Cuba from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +53.
To call Tunisia from Cuba, dial 119 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: The country entered into agreements with a number of foreign mobile telephone companies but it is advisable to check before leaving whether your provider is on the list. It is possible to buy a telephone and local sim card once in the country or to rent a telephone for a short period of time.
Internet suffix: .cu
Emergency numbers

Police	106 (Havana, Pinar el Rio, Isla de la Juventud, Cienfuegos)
Ambulance	55 1185 (Havana) 76 2317 (Pinar del Rio) , 62 3300 (Santiago de Cuba
Fire Emergency Services	105 ( Havana, Pinar del Rio, La Havana. Isla de la Juventud, Cienfuegos, Santiago de CUba)