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Puerto Rico

Fact File

What do you know about Puerto Rico? Learn all about its land, products and culture.

Official name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Size: 3,515 square miles (about the three times the size of Rhode Island)

Capital: San Juan

Population: 3,885,877 (2003)

Population Under Age 15: 23%

Official Languages: Spanish, English

Currency: U.S. dollar

Religions: Roman Catholic, 85%; others, 15%

Literacy: 93.8%

Climate: There is little seasonal temperature variation.

Crops: sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas

Major industries: apparel, electronics, food products, medicines, tourism

Tourism: A major source of income, with an estimated 5 million tourists in 1999.

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