🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

About Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. With approximately 3.2 million people, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan metropolitan area. Spanish and English are the official languages of the government, though Spanish predominates.

At a Glance

Currency & Economy

Currency

United States dollar (USD)

GDP

$126.0B

GDP per Capita

$39,344

Development

Life Expectancy

81.7 years

Geography & Practical Details

Region

Americas

Capital

San Juan

Area

8,870 km²

Population

3,203,295

Timezone

UTC-04:00

Languages

English, Spanish

Calling Code

+1787

Drives On

Right

ISO Code

PR