Guantanamo Bay
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Entity:
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Guantanamo Bay
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Main prefix:
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KG4
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Prefixes logged:
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KG4(RU),
KG44
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Time zone:
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UTC - 5 hours
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Continent:
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North America
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ITU zone:
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11
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CQ zone:
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8
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups | NA015 Cuba (main island and coastal islands not in other Cuba groups) |
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Population:
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9,500 - mainly military personnel
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Geographic
coordinates: |
20° 00' N, 75° 08' W
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| Country dialing code: | 5399 (Code for Cuba itself is 53) |
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Borders:
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Cuba 29 km
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Independence:
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none - territory under USA administration
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Government
type: |
Under Joint Task Force Guantanamo administration.
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Dependency
status: |
This territory – in Cuban Oriente Province - was leased to
the United States in 1903 by a treaty that was renewed in 1934; consent of
both governments is needed to revoke the agreement. and only mutual agreement
or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease.
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