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Puerto Rico

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Background :

Populated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status. 

Location :

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

Geographic Coordinates Center :

18 15 N, 66 30 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -67.94
North 18.52
East -65.24
South 17.93

Area :

total 13 790 square km
land 8 870 square km
water 4 921 square km

Coastline :

501.00 km

Climate :

tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation 

Terrain :

mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 339 metres

Natural resources :

potential for onshore and offshore oil some copper and nickel

Land use :

arable land 3.69 %
permanent crops 5.59 %
other 90.72 %

Irrigated land :

400 square km

Natural hazards :

hurricanes periodic droughts

current issues :

erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages 

Population :

3 966 213 

Indicators :

Growth rate 0.30 %
Birth rate 11.72 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.65 children born/woman
Death rate 7.78 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 19.80 %
15-64 years 66.10 %
65 years and over 14.10 %

Median age :

total 36.20 years
male 34.50 years
female 37.90 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.93 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.76 male(s)/female
total population 0.92 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 8.28 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 78.52 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 74.86 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 82.36 years
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 7 397

Religions :

Roman Catholic 85.00 %
Protestant and other 15.00 %

Languages :

Spanish  
English  

Literacy :

total population 94.10 %
male 93.90 %
female 94.40 %

Country name :

conventional long form Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
conventional short form Puerto Rico

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 PR
ISO Numeric 630
ISO3 PRI
FIPS RQ
ccTLD pr
English Puerto Rico

Capital :

name San Juan
geographic coordinates 18 28 N, 66 07 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

Caricom (observer) IOC
ITUC Interpol (subbureau)
UNWTO (associate) UPU
WFTU

National holiday :

Independence Day 1776-07-04
Constitution Day 1952-07-25

Executive branch :

Governor Luis FORTUNO President Barack H. OBAMA

Legislative branch :

PNP 81.50 %
PPD 18.50 %
PNP 72.50 %
PPD 27.50 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 67 870 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 86 240 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.50 %
PPP - per capita 17 100 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.00 %
industry 45.00 %
services 54.00 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 2.10 %
industry 19.00 %
services 79.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 1 479 000 people
Unemployment rate 12.00 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.50 %

Budget :

revenues 6 700 000 000 $
expenditures 9 600 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

bananas coffee
livestock pineapples
plantains poultry
sugarcane

Industries :

apparel electronics
food products pharmaceuticals
tourism

Energy :

Electricity Production 23 720 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 22 060 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 1 354 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 185 300 bbl/day
Oil Exports 16 520 bbl/day
Oil Imports 225 000 bbl/day
Natural gas Consumption 806 600 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 806 600 000 cubic metres

Value :

46 900 000 000 $

Commodities :

apparel beverage concentrates
canned tuna chemicals
electronics medical equipment
rum

Value :

29 100 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals clothing
fish food
machinery and equipment petroleum products

Currency-name :

US dollar 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 038 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 3 354 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 53
Television broadcast stations 34
Internet Country code (ccTLD) pr
Internet Hosts 700
Internet Users 1 000 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 17
Roadways - total 26 186 km
Roadways - expressways 427 km
Roadways - paved 24 877 km
Roadways - unpaved 1 309 km

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