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Central America and the Caribbean > Puerto Rico > Geography

PUERTO RICAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Area > Land 8,870 sq km Time series [165th of 238]
Area > Total 13,790 sq km Time series [167th of 250]
Area > Water 4,921 sq km Time series [63rd of 239]
Climate
tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 501 km [116th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point Cerro de Punta 1,339 m Time series
Forested Land 25.8% [108th of 193]
Geographic coordinates 18 15 N, 66 30 W Time series
Land use > Arable land 3.69% Time series [161st of 258]
Location
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Natural hazards
periodic droughts; hurricanes
Natural resources
some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
Population density 433.94 people per sqkm [19th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 441.04 people/m² Time series [17th of 204]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 132.24 people/km² of arable lan Time series [47th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 8,950 km² Time series [163rd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Cerro de Punta
Terrain
mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; FAO; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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Sampr
29th October 2009
Puerto Rico speak English and Spanish(Spanish being the primary one)
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