Puerto Rico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article is about the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. For other uses, see Puerto Rico (disambiguation). Porto Rico redirects here. For other uses, see Porto Rico (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico Flag Coat of arms Motto: Joannes Est Nomen Eius (Latin) Juan es su nombre (Spanish) John is his name Anthem: La Borinqueña Menu 0:00 The Star-Spangled Banner Puerto Rico (in green) is seen in the middle of the Caribbean. Capital and largest city San Juan 18°27′N 66°6′W Official languages Spanish English National language Spanish Ethnic groups (2010[1]) 75.8% White 12.4% Black 3.3% Mixed 0.5% Amerindian 0.2% Asian 7.8% other Demonym Puerto Rican Government Commonwealth - Governor Alejandro García Padilla (PPD, D) - President of the Senate Eduardo Bhatia (PPD, D) - Speaker of the House Jaime Perelló (PPD, D) - Chief Justice Federico Hernández Denton (PPD, D) - Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi (PNP, D) Legislature Legislative Assembly - Upper house Senate - Lower house House of Representatives Suzerainty to the United States - Cession from the Kingdom of Spain December 10, 1898 Area - Total 9,104 km2 (169th (world) / 48th (beside US states)) 3,515 sq mi - Water (%) 1.6 Population - 2012 estimate 3,667,084[2] (130th (world) / 29th (beside US states)) - Density 418/km2 (29th (world) / 2nd (beside US states)) 1,082/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2010 estimate - Total $ 68.84 billion[3] (87th) - Per capita $ 16,300[3] (82nd) GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate - Total $101.5 billion[4] (62nd) - Per capita $23,678[4] (44th) Gini (2009) 53.2[5] high · n/a HDI (2012) 0.865[6] very high · 29nd Currency United States dollar (USD) Time zone AST (UTC–4) - Summer (DST) No DST (UTC–4) Drives on the right Calling code +1 787 / 939 ISO 3166 code PR Internet TLD .pr Website pr.gov Puerto Rico (/ˌpɔrtə ˈriːkoʊ/ or /ˌpwɛərtə ˈriːkoʊ/,[a] Spanish pronunciation: [pueɾto ˈrico]), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico), is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
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