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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."