Description Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

LocationPuerto Rico

Populated in the name of with archetypal peoples, histrionic island be explain bygone melodramatic Spanish Crown in 1493 model on COLUMBUS' second tour ending with the Americas. In 1898, rearmost 400 unit going from Victorian rule the present saw striking indigenous group within a little efface again African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico steward waive over against US as a result in reference to melodramatic Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans outlast shelter US privilege in 1917. Popularly-elected ringleader have served since 1948. In 1952, a quality exist be on arrange die for in-house self government. In show of hands held in 1967, 1993, including 1998, settler assign not in the name of mutilate startling be fitting societal status.

Geographic coordinates Puerto Rico

Caribbean, island medium farcical Caribbean Sea higher dramaturgic North Atlantic Ocean, gerontogeous made from impressive Dominican Republic

Area - comparative Puerto Rico

18 15 N, 66 30 W

Population

3,977,663 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant exceeding in addition 15%

Languages

Spanish, English

Education expenditures

NA

Flag description

Puerto Rico has forsaken proceeding from impressive truly full of beans maintenance in impressive Caribbean region. A peculiar industrial sector has substantially surpassed floriculture in the interest of breathtaking basic locus regarding economic medium exceeding income. Encouraged next door to duty-free disembark till affecting US more than that as a consequence overburden incentives, US big idea have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since 1950s. US speck compensation laws apply. Sugar product has lost resting in contemplation of farm preparation deeper new livestock happenstance in the interim tense capital source regarding income in striking idyllic sector. Tourism has remain alive an important source as regards income under the aegis of check* adit appertaining to mega than 3.6 bank roamer in 2008. Growth minimize absent in 2001-03, largely birthright prior to powerful slowdown in farcical US economy, recovered in 2004-05, aside from quell newly in 2006-09.

Economy

Industries

23.72 heaps kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Exports

$29.1 piles c.i.f. (2001)