Puerto Rico
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico[b] Free Associated State of Puerto Rico Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (Spanish) |
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto: | |
Anthem: "La Borinqueña" (Spanish) ("The Song of Borinquen") |
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Sovereign state | United States[a] |
Before annexation | Captaincy General of Puerto Rico |
Cession from Spain | 10 December 1898 |
Current constitution | 25 July 1952 |
Capital | San Juan 18°27′N 66°6′W / 18.450°N 66.100°W / 18.450; -66.100 |
Largest city | San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area |
Common languages | 94.3% Spanish 5.5% English 0.2% other[2] |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2020)
[4]
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By race:
By origin:
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Demonym(s) | Puerto Rican (Spanish: puertorriqueño -a) boricua (neutral)[c] borinqueño -a borincano -a[5] puertorro -a[d][6] |
Government | Devolved presidential constitutional dependency |
Joe Biden (D) | |
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Governor
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Pedro Pierluisi (PNP) (D) |
Omar Marrero Díaz (PNP) | |
Domingo Emanuelli Hernández (PNP) | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico |
United States Congress | |
Jenniffer González (PNP) (R) | |
Area | |
• Total
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13,792 km2 (5,325 sq mi)[e] |
• Land
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8,868 km2 (3,424 sq mi) |
• Water
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4,924 km2 (1,901 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
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35.6 |
Dimensions | |
• Length
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177[f] km (110 mi) |
• Width
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65 km (40 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,338 m (4,390[g] ft) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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3,205,691[h][15] (136th) |
• 2020 census
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3,285,874[16] |
• Density
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361.4/km2 (936.0/sq mi) (41st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$158,019 billion[17] (92nd) |
• Per capita
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$49,590[17] (39th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$120,970 billion[17] (64th) |
• Per capita
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$37,930[17] (27th) |
Gini (2024) | 58[18] high |
HDI (2015) | 0.845[19] very high · 40th |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +1 (787), +1 (939) |
USPS abbreviation |
PR
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ISO 3166 code | |
Internet TLD | .pr |
Puerto Rico
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico[b] Free Associated State of Puerto Rico Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (Spanish) |
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Nickname(s): | |
Motto: | |
Anthem: "La Borinqueña" (Spanish) ("The Song of Borinquen") |
|
Show Puerto Rico within the Americas
Show Puerto Rico within the Caribbean
Show municipalities of Puerto Rico
|
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Sovereign state | United States[a] |
Before annexation | Captaincy General of Puerto Rico |
Cession from Spain | 10 December 1898 |
Current constitution | 25 July 1952 |
Capital | San Juan 18°27′N 66°6′W / 18.450°N 66.100°W / 18.450; -66.100 |
Largest city | San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area |
Common languages | 94.3% Spanish 5.5% English 0.2% other[2] |
Official languages | |
Ethnic groups
(2020)
[4]
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By race:
By origin:
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Demonym(s) | Puerto Rican (Spanish: puertorriqueño -a) boricua (neutral)[c] borinqueño -a borincano -a[5] puertorro -a[d][6] |
Government | Devolved presidential constitutional dependency |
Joe Biden (D) | |
•
Governor
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Pedro Pierluisi (PNP) (D) |
Omar Marrero Díaz (PNP) | |
Domingo Emanuelli Hernández (PNP) | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico |
United States Congress | |
Jenniffer González (PNP) (R) | |
Area | |
• Total
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13,792 km2 (5,325 sq mi)[e] |
• Land
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8,868 km2 (3,424 sq mi) |
• Water
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4,924 km2 (1,901 sq mi) |
• Water (%)
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35.6 |
Dimensions | |
• Length
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177[f] km (110 mi) |
• Width
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65 km (40 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,338 m (4,390[g] ft) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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3,205,691[h][15] (136th) |
• 2020 census
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3,285,874[16] |
• Density
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361.4/km2 (936.0/sq mi) (41st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$158,019 billion[17] (92nd) |
• Per capita
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$49,590[17] (39th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$120,970 billion[17] (64th) |
• Per capita
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$37,930[17] (27th) |
Gini (2024) | 58[18] high |
HDI (2015) | 0.845[19] very high · 40th |
Currency | United States dollar (US$) (USD) |
Time zone | UTC-04:00 (AST) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +1 (787), +1 (939) |
USPS abbreviation |
PR
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ISO 3166 code | |
Internet TLD | .pr |