White Cubans
Cubanos blancos (Spanish) | |
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Flag of Cuba, commonly used as an ethnic flag for White Cubans | |
| Total population | |
| White ancestry predominates 7,160,399 (2012 census) 64.12% of the Cuban population | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| All areas of Cuba | |
| Languages | |
| Majority: Spanish Minority: Galician · Catalan | |
| Religion | |
| Majority: Christianity (Catholicism), Minority: Irreligion, Judaism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
White Cubans (Spanish: Cubanos blancos) are Cubans of total or predominantly European or West Asian ancestry, these stand out for having light or olive skin and self-identify as white. In a more official sense, the National Office of Statistics and Information, which collects demographic data on Cubans, uses the term "white". The 2012 Cuban census reported that White Cubans are currently the largest group in Cuba representing 64.1% of the population.