Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico — page 3 — PUERTO RICO QUICK FACTS Name Puerto Rico is a Spanish phrase that means rich port Capital San Juan population 355 074 Date of Commonwealth July 25 1952 Population 3 474 182 Area Total Land and Water 5 325 square miles 13 792 sq km Largest City San Juan population 355 074 Nicknames All Star Island Island of Enchantment Motto Joannes Est Nomen Eius John is his name National Bird Reina Mora Puerto Rican Spindalis National Flower Puerto Rican Hibiscus PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico — page 4 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA National Tree Kapok Ceiba pentandra National Anthem La Borinqueña Highest Point Cerro de Punta 4 390 feet 1 338 m Lowest Point Caribbean Sea 0 feet 0 m Average July High Temperature San Juan 89°F 32°C Cerro de Punta Record High Temperature 104°F 40°C on Mona Island on July 2 1996 Average January Low Temperature San Juan 71°F 22°C Caribbean Sea Record Low Temperature 40°F 4°C in Rincon on March 27 1985 Average Annual Precipitation San Juan 57 inches 145 cm SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO Number of U S Senators 0 Number of U S Representatives 0 1521 1971 U S Postal Service Abbreviation PR QUICK FACTS N

Puerto Rico — page 5 — PUERTO RICO GEOGRAPHY Puerto Puerto Rico is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea It is part of a chain of large islands called the Greater Antilles They are part of a larger region of islands called the West Indies West of Puerto Rico is the island of Hispaniola which includes the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic The two islands are separated by a body of water called the Mona Passage East of Puerto Rico are the Virgin Islands To the north is the Atlantic Ocean and to the south is the Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico is about 1 000 miles 1 609 km southeast of Florida It is an archipelago made up of several islands Puerto Rico is the name of the biggest island in the group There are several smaller islands including Culebra Mona Desecheo Caja de Muertos and Vieques Culebra Island PUERTO RICO

Puerto Rico — page 6 — THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ATLANTIC OCEAN San Juan Carolina Bayamón Ponce PUERTO RICO CARIBBEAN SEA The island of Puerto Rico is in the Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico's total land and water area is 5 325 square miles 13 792 sq km The capital and largest city is San Juan GEOGRAPHY

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