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Name:
Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth territory
Capital City:
San Juan (395,326 pop.)
Puerto Rico Population:
(
2010 est.
)
World Populations
(all countries)
Currency:
United States Dollar
(conversion rates)
One US Dollar
Ethnicity:
white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12%
GDP total:
$64.84 billion (
2010 est.
)
GDP per capita:
$16,300 (
2010 est.
)
Land Sizes
Language:
Spanish, English
Largest Cities:
(
by population
) San Juan, Bayamon, Carolina, Ponce
Name:
Puerto Rico, which is spanish for '
rich port
,' was named by early Spanish settlers
National Day:
US Independence Day, July 4; Puerto Rico Constitution Day, July 25
Religion:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Symbols
A Puerto Rican carnival mask
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A colorful street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
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