Coordinates: 18°12′N 66°30′W / 18.2°N 66.5°W / 18.2;
-66.5Puerto Rico[a] (Spanish for 'Rich Port'; abbreviated PR, Taino:
Boriken, Borinquen), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Free Associated
State of Puerto Rico')[b] and from 1898 to 1932 also called Porto Rico
in English,[c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States
located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles
(1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida.Puerto Rico is an archipelago
among the Greater Antilles located between the Dominican Republic and
the U.S. Virgin Islands; it includes the eponymous main island and
several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. The
capital and most populous city is San Juan. The territory's total
population is approximately 3.2 million, more than 20 U.S. states.
Spanish and English are the official languages of the executive branch
of government, though Spanish predominates.
-66.5Puerto Rico[a] (Spanish for 'Rich Port'; abbreviated PR, Taino:
Boriken, Borinquen), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Free Associated
State of Puerto Rico')[b] and from 1898 to 1932 also called Porto Rico
in English,[c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States
located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles
(1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida.Puerto Rico is an archipelago
among the Greater Antilles located between the Dominican Republic and
the U.S. Virgin Islands; it includes the eponymous main island and
several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. The
capital and most populous city is San Juan. The territory's total
population is approximately 3.2 million, more than 20 U.S. states.
Spanish and English are the official languages of the executive branch
of government, though Spanish predominates.
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