PUERTO RICO
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Capital City: San Juan


Population: 3,971,020
people


Language: Spanish and English



Major Religion: Roman Catholic



Borders:

  • Caribbean Sea (surrounding to the west)
  • North Atlantic Ocean (surrounding to the east)
  • Dominican Republic (neighboring island)



Total land area (sq. km.): 8,870 sq. km.



Terrain: Mostly mountains with a costal plain belt in the north. Mountains precipitous to sea on west coast. Sandy beaches along most costal areas.



Climates: Tropical marine, mild to little seasonal temperature change.



Location: Caribbean island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean east of the Dominican Republic


Coordinates: 18 ° N, 66 ° W


Natural Resources: Copper, nickel, potential for onshore and offshore oil.


Major Imports: Chemicals, machinery, and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petrolem products


Major Exports: Chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, medical equipment, beverage concentrades



Type of Government: Commonwealth



Date of Independence: Territory of the U.S. with commonwealth status.



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