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Puerto Rico: Official Name Capital Type of Government Population Racial Composition Official Language Religion
Puerto Rico: Official Name Capital Type of Government Population Racial Composition Official Language Religion
Puerto Rico: Official Name Capital Type of Government Population Racial Composition Official Language Religion
Official Name Capital Type of Government Geographic Features Population Racial Composition Official Language Religion Physical Features Location Topography
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico San Juan commonwealth 3,690,923 (July 2012 est.) white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% (2007) Spanish, English Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment