Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Cuba has an official area (land area) of 109,884 km (42,426 sq mi). Its area is 110,860 km (42,800 sq mi) including coastal and territorial waters. The main island (Cuba) has 5,746 km (3,570 mi) of coastline and 28.5 km (17.7 mi) of land borders -- all figures including the United States territory at Guantanamo Bay, where the U.S. Navy's Guantanamo Bay Naval Base is located.

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This is the relevant information: Cuba has an official area (land area) of 109,884 km (42,426 sq mi). The answer is 42,426.