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Puerto Rico

18.3N 66.5W · 19 EVENTS · 8 DOMAINS
COMMONWEALTH (ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO) ESTABLISHED · 25 JULY 1952
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2000 - present · Vieques, Maria, and the Unresolved Future
4 EVENTS
1 May 2003 · U.S. Navy leaves Vieques 1 REF
2015-2016 · Debt crisis and PROMESA 1 REF
1948 - 2000 · The Commonwealth and the Status Question
3 EVENTS
1948 CE · First elected governor 2 REFS
25 July 1952 · Commonwealth established 2 REFS
1898 - 1948 · Under the United States: Citizenship and a New Order
3 EVENTS
1898 CE · U.S. takes control of Puerto Rico 2 REFS
2 Mar 1917 · Jones-Shafroth Act grants citizenship 2 REFS
1815 - 1898 · Plantation, Abolition, and the End of Spanish Rule
4 EVENTS
1897 CE · Charter of Autonomy 2 REFS
10 Dec 1898 · Treaty of Paris cedes Puerto Rico 2 REFS
1508 - 1815 · The Spanish Colony and the Fortress City
3 EVENTS
1508 CE · Ponce de León founds Caparra 2 REFS
from 1539 · El Morro and the fortification of San Juan 2 REFS
c. 1000 - 1508 · Borikén of the Taíno and Columbus's Arrival
2 EVENTS
by c. 1000 CE · Taíno settle Borikén 1 REF
19 Nov 1493 · Columbus claims the island 1 REF
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
San Juan
Population
3.4 m
Area
8,870 km²
Region
Caribbean
Languages
English, Spanish
Currency
United States dollar ($)
Demonym
Puerto Rican
UN member
No
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Economy

GDP
$129 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$40,620’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
0.3%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
90.5%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
3.2 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
81.9 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
94.3%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
0.9’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
92.4%’17 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
63.5’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
73.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
46.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
65.2’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
66.4’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
55.9’24 WB-WGI

Health

Safe drinking water
98.9%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
92.4%’17 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
87.9%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
81.5%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
77.9%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.4%’15 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
332’15 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
87.3%’22 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
126’24 WB-ITU

Geography

Land area
8,870 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
56.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
19.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.8’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
2.5%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

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