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.