novalis is right there are 54 faces but i think i know where this is going with doogied , it's how many you percieve there are like 4 squares together make up another square and so on and also the whole faces on each side make up a big square . but don't make the mistake that each of the small cubes have square faces . if you were to take one apart (i have) the corners on the inside of the small cubes have the corners cut off so i would not say they have a square face . phew!! if you know what i mean