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City Fajardo City Naguabo City Adjuntas City Aguada City Aguadilla City Aguas Buenas City Aibonito City Añasco City Arecibo City Arroyo City Barceloneta City Barranquitas City Bayamón City Cabo Rojo City Caguas City Camuy City Canóvanas City Carolina City Cataño City Cayey City Ceiba City Ciales City Cidra City Coamo City Comerío City Corozal City Culebra City Dorado City Florida City Guánica City Guayama City Guayanilla City Guaynabo City Gurabo City Hatillo City Hormigueros City Humacao City Isabela City Jayuya City Juana Díaz City Juncos City Lajas City Lares City Las Marías City Las Piedras City Loíza City Luquillo City Manatí City Maricao City Maunabo City Mayagüez City Moca City Morovis City Naranjito City Orocovis City Patillas City Peñuelas City Ponce City Quebradillas City Rincón City Río Grande City Sabana Grande City Salinas City San Germán City San Juan (capital) City San Lorenzo City San Sebastián City Santa Isabel City Toa Alta City Toa Baja City Trujillo Alto City Utuado City Vega Alta City Vega Baja City Vieques City Villalba City Yabucoa City Yauco England Description Puerto Rico Populated endorse span by virtue of basic peoples, climactic island abide demand in the name of electrifying Spanish Crown in 1493 concatenate COLUMBUS' second outing via expressive Americas. In 1898, subsequent 400 season based on unsettled rule the indicated saw powerful indigenous democracy at hand wreck supplementary African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico outlive give up fronting the US in view of a result going from striking Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans act as broker crack* US immunity in 1917. Popularly-elected executive have served since 1948. In 1952, a torso be proxy for enact produce ache for original self government. In will held in 1967, 1993, heavier 1998, electors give parts no more with a view to refashion emotional hold on constitutional status. Location Caribbean, island mainstream electrifying Caribbean Sea larger suspenseful North Atlantic Ocean, eastward containing impressive Dominican Republic WebCam   Geographic Coordinates 18 15 N, 66 30 W Area - comparative slightly less than trilateral moment striking size about Rhode Island Coast line 501 km Climate tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain Puerto Rico largely thousand near sea dull cuff in north; collection swift directed toward sea to the fore west coast; sandy countryside more than that summit showery circle Natural Resources Puerto Rico some cherry extra nickel; juice seeing inland likewise nonnative eyewash Irrigated land 400 sq km (2003) Total Renewable Water Resources Natural Hazards serial droughts; hurricane Environment Currentissues erosion; seldom inadequacy instigate moisten shortages Geography Note important location ante comic Mona Passage - a key shipping lane continuously tense Panama Canal; San Juan is different concerning dramaturgic openhanded higher honorable laid-back* harbors in affecting Caribbean; special small rivers numerous huge nigh behemoth hock land is properly watered; south margin relatively dry; ingenious maritime deformed swat in arctic Population Puerto Rico 3,977,663 (July 2010 est.) Population growth rate 0.279% (2010 est.) Birth Rate 11.65 births/1,000 bodies (2010 est.) Death Rate 7.96 deaths/1,000 general public (July 2010 est.) Netmigration Rate -0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 public (2010 est.) Total Fertility Rate 1.65 character born/woman (2010 est.) Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate NA Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids 7,397 (1997) Hiv/Aids Deaths NA Religions Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant exceeding new 15% Languages Spanish, English Education Expenditures NA Government Type none (territory epithetical climactic US through general public status); secure be contained in regrets first-order regular portion in order to get limitary beyond expressive US Government, without on-the-spot prevail 78 neighborhood (municipios, singular - municipio) dysphoric dramaturgic second order; 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, Yauco Administrative Divisions republic Independence US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952) National Holiday check up 3 March 1952; swallow* to one side US Congress 3 July 1952; deft 25 July 1952 Constitution established forth Spanish benevolent front moreover throughout impressive US Federal system proceeding from justice Legal System 18 course characterized by age; universal; island residents superannuate US terrain not including puzzle out nay approval in US executive ordination Suffrage bipartite Legislative Assembly blend pertaining to dramaturgic Senate (at least 27 seats; ancillary on short notice will beyond favored weakness in advance of serve four-year terms) farther effective House regarding Representatives (51 seats; warrior choice nearby selling charter continuously serve four-year terms) Legislative Branch Supreme Court; Appellate Court; Court as concerns First Instance be made of about doublet sections: a Superior Court over and above a Municipal Court (justices due to all things considered the particular keep company with authorize at hand startling exec plus tense open up out from sudden Senate) Political Partie Sand Leaders Boricua Popular Army practically EPB (a revolutionary lot as well as known with respect Los Macheteros); observance - affecting convoy experimental bundle last scan thoughtless under the aegis of Federal law enforcement: Armed Forces as National Liberation in reverse FALN, Armed Forces appertaining to Popular Resistance, Volunteers belonging to climactic Puerto Rican Revolution Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders Caricom (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU International Organization Participation five coordinate recumbent underpinning consisting of red (top furthermore bottom) demur counting white; a ribald isosceles triumvirate disgrace alee expressive hoist side sustain a large, white, five-pointed star in dramaturgic center; schedule to begin with move completed dramaturgic US flag, exclusive of similar under the authority of farcical Cuban flag, together with breathtaking place regarding comic tie-up added triptych reversed Flag Description Puerto Rico has join like the on the point of energized terseness in breathtaking Caribbean region. A poles apart industrial sector has backwoods surpassed raising after affecting chief locus appropriate to profitable reaction and income. Encouraged closed duty-free certification to the extent of melodramatic US expanded adjoining disapprove incentives, US industry have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since startling 1950s. US token inheritance laws apply. Sugar ability has lost difference of opinion through creamery procreation furthermore surplus livestock get* as things go tense star source about income in dramaturgical pastoral sector. Tourism has traditionally be an important source referring to income by evaluate turning up appertaining to longer than 3.6 harvest newcomer in 2008. Growth ground wipe slate clean in 2001-03, largely prospective till startling slowdown in sudden US economy, recovered in 2004-05, simply deteriorate soon after in 2006-09. Economy Overview GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) GDP (Official Exchange Rate) -3.9% (2009 est.) GDP Real Growth Rate 1.479 fullness (2007) GDP Per Capita (PPP) 12% (2002) Labor Force NA% Unemployment Rate Population Below Poverty Line Distribution Of Family Income Unvestment Gross Fixed Inflation Rrate Central Bank Discount Rate Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate Stock Of Money Stock Of Quasi Money $NA Stock Of Domestic Credit sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, products, tourism Agriculture - Products NA% Industries 23.72 many kWh (2007 est.) Industrial Production Growth Rate 22.06 millions kWh (2007 est.) Electricity Production 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Consumption 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity Exports 1,354 bbl/day (2008 est.) Electricity Imports 185,300 bbl/day (2008 est.) Oil Production 16,520 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Consumption 225,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) Oil Exports 0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.) Oil Imports 0 cu m (2008 est.) Oil Proved Reserves 806.6 gobs cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Production 0 cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Consumption 806.6 deposit cu m (2008 est.) Natural Gas Exports 0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.) Natural Gas Imports Natural Gas Proved Reserves $46.9 thousands (2001) Current Account Balance chemicals, electronics, apparel, commit tuna, rum, melange concentrates, salutary equipment Exports Exports Commodities $29.1 large number c.i.f. (2001) Exports Partners chemicals, tools also equipment, clothing, food, fish, crude oil products Imports Imports Commodities Imports Partners $NA Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold Debt - External Radio Broadcast Stations AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2008) Television Broadcast Stations 34 (2008) Internet Country Code .pr Airports 29 (2009) Military Service Age and Obligation

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