The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, IPA [es'tado 'libɾe aso'sjado de 'pweɾto 'riko]), also Porto Rico (archaic) and more commonly Puerto Rico, is a United States territory with Commonwealth status[1] located east of the Dominican Republic in the northeastern Caribbean. Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Greater Antilles, includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys, including Mona, Vieques, and Culebra.
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answered by johnnyelectric 2
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Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic. (about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida).
Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 18 15 N Longitude: 66 30 W
Total Area: 9,104 sq km (3,508 sq mi)
The maximum length from east to west (from Punta Puerca to Punta Higuero) of 180 km (110 mi) and with a maximum width from north to south (from Isabella to Punta Colón) of 65 km (40 mi).
Interesting Fact
70.8% of the world's surface is water, 29.2% is land
Land Area: 8,959 sq km
Comparative area: approximately three times the size of Rhode Island.
Water Area: 145 sq km
Map References: Central America and the Caribbean.
Limits:
To the west by Haità and the Dominican Republic (La Hispañola), separated by the Mona Passage ("Mona Canal"), to the east by the Virgin Islands, to the north by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Caribbean Sea.
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2006-07-25 18:58:57
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answered by ted_armentrout 5
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Puerto Rico now belongs to the US.
2006-07-25 18:55:05
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answered by Hadassa Marciano1994 3
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Its an island near america, can b considered as a northamerican country....
2006-07-25 18:57:43
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answered by Anonymous
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north america, its a provence of the US and is just south of the florida keys
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answered by kal_10124 2
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It's in the Carribean.
2006-07-25 18:54:48
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answered by Anonymous
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only god knows and her parents and she
2006-07-25 18:56:20
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answered by Pearl 3
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