Puerto Rico Facts



Puerto Rico Facts

Puerto Rico is located in the Caribbean. It is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic.

  • Language: Spanish and English

  • Currency: US Dollar (USD).

  • Population: 3,966,213 (July 2009 est.)

  • Land Size: 13,790 square kilometers

  • Capital: San Juan

  • Borders: None

  • Industries:
    pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, and tourism. Agriculture: sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, and chickens.

  • Land divisions:
    Puerto Rico is a US territory and does not have any land divisions but it is divided into 78 municipalities; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, and Yauco.

  • Major Cities:
    San Juan, Bayamón, Carolina, Ponce, Caguas, Guaynabo, Mayagüez, Trujillo Alto, Arecibo, and Fajardo.

    List of Islands of Puerto Rico:
    Alcarraza, Bajo Evelyn, Cabeza de Perro, Cayo Ahogado, Cayo Alfenique, Cayo Algodones, Cayo Arenas, Cayo Ballena, Cayo Batata, Cayo Bayo, Cayo Berberia, Cayo Botella, Cayo Cabritas, Cayo Caracoles, Cayo Caribe, Cayo Chiva, Cayo Collado, Cayo Corral, Cayo Diablo, Cayo Don Luis, Cayo Enrique, Cayo Fanduca, Cayo Icacos, Cayo Jalova, Cayo Jalovita, Cayo Largo, Cayo Lobito, Cayo Lobo, Cayo Lobos, Cayo Maria Langa, Cayo Mata - Guayanilla municipality, Cayo Mata - Salinas municipality, Cayo Mata Seca, Cayo Matojo, Cayo Morrillo, Cayo Norte, Cayo Palomas, Cayo Parguera, Cayo Pinerito, Cayo Pirata, Cayo Puerca, Cayo Raton, Cayo Ratones - Fajardo municipality, Cayo Real, Cayo Rio, Cayo Santiago, Cayo Sombrerito, Cayo Terremoto, Cayo Tiburon, Cayo Verde, Cayo Vieques, Cayo Yerba, Cayo de Luis Pena, Cayo de Tierra, Cayo del Agua, Cayos Cabezazos, Cayos Caribes, Cayos de Barca, Cayos de Caña Gorda, Cayos de Caracoles, Cayos de Pajaros, Cayos de Ratones, Cayos Geniqui, El Ancon, El Mono, Isla Caja de Muertos, Isla Culebrita, Isla de Cardona, Isla de Culebra, Isla del Erio, Isla Cabras, Isla Chiva, Isla Cueva, Isla de Cerro Gordo, Isla de Cabras, Isla de las Palomas, Isla de Ramos, Isla Desecheo, Isla Guachinanga, Isla Guayacan, Isla La Cancora, Isla Magueyes, Isla Matei, Isla Morrillito, Isla Palominitos, Isla Piedra, Isla Puerca, Isla San Juan, Isla Verde, Isla Yallis, Isletas de Garzas, Islote de Juan Perez, Isla de Mona, Isla de Ratones, Isla de Ratones (Cabo Rojo municipality), Isla de Vieques, Isla Monito, Islote Numero dos, Isla Palominos, Isla Pineros, La Blanquilla, La Cordillera, Las Cabritas, Las Cucarachas, Las Hermanas, Las Lavanderas del Este, Las Lavanderas del Oeste, Los Farallones, Los Gemelos, Los Negritos, Mata Redonda, Pela, Pelaita, Penon Brusi, Penon de Afuera, Penon de San Jorge, Piedra Stevens, Piedra del Norte, Piragua de Adentro, Piragua de Afuera, Puerto Rico, Punta Larga, Punta Mosquitos, Roca Alcatraz, Roca Cocinera, Roca Cucaracha, Roca Culumna, Roca Ola, Roca Resuello, Roca Speck, Roca Velasquez, Tres Hermanas, and Tres Hermanos.

    Comentarios de Puerto Rico

    English
    Caribbean Countries | Caribbean Map | Puerto Rican Flag | Puerto Rico Map

    Español
    Paises del Caribe | Mapa Del Caribe | Puerto Rico Bandera | Puerto Rico Mapa





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    Sources
    https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rq.html
    http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/caribbean/puerto-rico/currency.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Caribbean#Puerto_Rico

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