The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico), is an unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico is 100 miles long and 35 miles wide, making it the smallest island of the Greater Antilles. Puerto Rico (a Spanish word meaning “rich port”) consists of a group of Islands that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and several islands: Vieques, Culebra, Mona, and numerous islets.
Puerto Rico Country Profile
Capital: San Juan, located on the northeast of the island.
Location: the Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic.
Coordinates: 18°15’N, 66°30’W
Climate: Tropical Marine, average temperatures year-round between 80 °F (26.7 °C) and 70 °F (21.1 °C).
Time zone: Atlantic Standard (UTC – 4:00)
Currency: United States Dollar (USD) $
Population: 3,189,068 (July 2020 est.)
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Ethnic composition: white (mostly Spanish origin) 75.8%, black 12.4%, other 8.5% (includes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander, and others), mixed 3.3%
Language: Spanish and English are the official languages of Puerto Rico.
Government: Democracy, Republic
Total area: 9,104 sq km (3,515 sq mi)
Country history
The name Puerto Rico was gotten from the words “rich port“ because of the gold discovered in its river. The name of the capital city is San Juan. Puerto Rican bloodlines and culture evolved through a mixing of the Spanish, African, and indigenous Taino and Carib Indian races.
Puerto Rico remained a province of Spain until the Spanish-American war when U.S. forces invaded the island with a landing at Guánica. Under the Treaty of Paris of 1898, Spain ceded Puerto Rico (along with Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam) to the U.S.
Puerto Ricans received U.S. citizenship in 1917 and Puerto Rico officially became a U.S. Commonwealth in 1952.
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Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic. This territory consists of the main island of Puerto Rico along with over 140 smaller islands.
Resorts
Below are the top Puerto Rico resorts:
- Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort
- El Conquistador resort
- Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico
- Caribe Hilton
- La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort
- Royal Sonesta San Juan
- Parador MaunaCaribe
- San Juan Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino
- Courtyard by Marriott Isla Verde Beach Resort
- Copamarina Beach Resort & spa
- Fajardo Inn
- The Condado Plaza Hilton
- Rincon Beach Resort.
San Juan Puerto Rico
San Juan (Spanish for St John) is the capital city of Puerto Rico. It is the most populous municipality in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. San Juan was founded by the Spanish colonists in 1521 and it was formerly called Ciudad de Puerto Rico.
San Juan is Puerto Rico’s most important seaport and the island‘s cultural, tourism, and financial center.
Is Puerto Rico safe?
Perto Rico is safe for travelers who take the appropriate safety measures regarding the covid 19 pandemic. Take note of the hurricane seasons before traveling to Puerto Rico. Normal precautions should be taken to problems like pickpocketing and robbery. Further research can be done on Google.
