User:LuisGomez111/Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico (/ˌpwertoˈriko/), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" [literally, English: "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The territory is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area but third largest by population among the four Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico).
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | |
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Motto: Latin: Joannes Est Nomen Eius Spanish: Juan es su nombre English: "John is his name" | |
Anthem: "La Borinqueña" | |
Capital and largest city | San Juan |
Official languages | Spanish and English[1] |
Ethnic groups | 80.5% White (Spanish, French, Italian, Corsican), 8.0% Black, 0.4% Taíno, 0.2% Asian (esp. Chinese), 11% Multiracial |
Demonym(s) | Puerto Rican |
Government | Republican three-branch government |
George W. Bush | |
United States Congress | |
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | |
Sovereignty United States sovereignty.[2] | |
Area | |
• Total | 9,104 km2 (3,515 sq mi) (169th) |
• Water | 1,809 sq mi (4,690 km2) |
• Water (%) | 1.6 |
Population | |
• July 2007 estimate | 3,994,259 (127th in the world; 27th in U.S.) |
• 2000 census | 3,913,055 |
• Density | 438/km2 (1,134.4/sq mi) (21st in the world; 3rd in U.S.) |
GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
• Total | $77.4 billion (N/A) |
• Per capita | $19,600 (N/A) |
Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
UTC-4 (No DST) | |
Calling code | +1 spec. +1-787 and +1-939 |
ISO 3166 code | PR |
Internet TLD | .pr |
Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen, from Borikén, its indigenous Taíno name.[3][4] The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also popularly known as "La Isla del Encanto", which translated means "The Island of Enchantment."