Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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Motto: Latin: Joannes Est Nomen Eius
Spanish: Juan es su nombre
English: "John is his name"
Anthem: "La Borinqueña"

 

Capital
(and largest city)
San Juan
Official languages Spanish and English[1]
Ethnic groups  80.5% White (Spanish, French, Italian, Corsican), 8.0% Black, 0.4% Taíno, 0.2% Asian (esp. Chinese), 11% Multiracial
Demonym Puerto Rican
Government Republican three-branch government
 -  Head of State George W. Bush
 -  Federal Legislative Branch United States Congress
 -  Head of Government Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
Sovereignty United States sovereignty.[2] 
Area
 -  Total 9,104 km² (169th)
3,515 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 1.6
Population
 -  July 2007 estimate 3,994,259 (127th in the world; 27th in U.S.)
 -  2000 census 3,913,055 
 -  Density 438/km² (21st in the world; 2nd in U.S.)
1,115/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
 -  Total $77.4 billion (N/A)
 -  Per capita $19,600 (N/A)
Currency United States dollar (USD)
Time zone AST (UTC-4)
 -  Summer (DST) No DST (UTC-4)
Internet TLD .pr
Calling code +1  spec. +1-787 and +1-939

Puerto Rico (IPA: /ˌpwertoˈriko/), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" [literally, English: "Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. The territory is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area but third largest by population among the four Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico).

Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen, from Borikén, its indigenous Taíno name.[3][4] The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also popularly known as "La Isla del Encanto", which translated means "The Island of Enchantment."