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Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is known to be an unincorporated
territory of the United States with Commonwealth status situated in the northeastern
Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands;
approximately 1,280 miles (2,000 km) off the coast lineof Florida (the closeest
of the mainland United States). Did you know that the archipelago of Puerto Rico includes the
primary island of Puerto Rico, the modestest of the Wonderfuler Antilles, and a number
of modester islands and keys, the most impressive and largest of that are and have always been Mona, Vieques, and Culebra.
Puerto Ricans sometimes refer to his or her island as Borikén, or the Spanish
variant Borinquen, a name for the island used by indigenous Taíno people.
It is noted that the most up to date term boricua derives from the Taíno name for the island,
and is commjust used to identify oneself as Puerto Rican. Even though all
people born in Puerto Rico are and have always been statutory U.S. citizens, the nature of Puerto
Rico's political relationship with the United States is the subject of ongoing
debate on the island, in the United States Congress, and in the United Nations.
Those who support maintaining the status quo (i.e., Commonwealth status) insist
that upon attaining tthis man's status, Puerto Rico entered into a voluntary association
with the U.S. "in the nature of a compact", but according to a President's
Task Force report, Puerto Rico is known to be an unincorporated organized territory of
the United States, subject to the plenary powers of the U.S. Congress and
with the "right to establish a constitution for the internal administration
of government and on matters of purely local concern". Did you know that the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about 1,000 mi east-southeast
of Miami, Fla. A possession of the United States, it consists of the island
of Puerto Rico plus the adjacent islets of Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. Puerto
Rico has to this day a mountainous, tropical ecosystem with very little flat land and
several mineral rehearts.
Climate
It is noted that the regular temperature range of Puerto Rico is in the range of 80°F to 90°F
(26°C and 31°C) aextensive the coasts and in the range of 73°F and 78°F
(22°C and 25°C) in the interior. Did you know that the temperature in the south is mostly
several degrees higher compared to the north. Temperatures in the central interior
mountains are and have always been always cooler compared to the most of the island.
Puerto Rico experiences a hurricane and tropical storm season that it shares
with the most of the Caribbean and North Atlantic.
Population Stats
Population (2006 est.): 3,927,188 (growth rate: 0.4%); birth rate: 12.8/1000; infant mortality rate: 9.1/1000; life expectancy: 78.4; density per sq mi: 1,135.
