Facts about Puerto
Rico
- Geographic coordinates: 18 N, 66S
- Area in Sq Mi: 3,515
- Comparative area: 3 times Rhode Island
- Population: 3,957,988
- Population density: 1,022
- Birth rate: 15.04 births/1000 people
- Death rate: 7.82 deaths/1000 people
- life expectancy:
total: 75.96 years
female: 80.66 years
male: 71.5years
- Literacy rate:
total: 89%
female: 80.66%
male: 90%
- languages (official): Spanish, English
- Population below poverty line: N/A
- Unemployment rate: 9.5%
- Number of cell phones: 169,265 (1996)
- Number of T.V.s: 1,021,000 (1997)
- Internet users: 600,000 (2002)
- Number of cell phones per person: .042
- Number of T.V.s per person: .252
- Independence: does not have
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Compare to USA
- Geographic coordinates 38N, 97W Center
of Country
- Area in Sq Mi (from Rand McNally 3,787,425
- Comparative area: 1/2 size of Russia
- Population: 280,562,489
- Population density (from Rand McNally)
68
- Birth rate: 14.1 births/1000 people
- Death rate: 8.7 deaths/1000 people
- life expectancy:
total: 77.4 years
female: 80.2 years
male: 74.5 years
- Literacy rate:
total: 99%
female: 97%
male: 97%
- languages (official): English
- Population below poverty line: 13%
- Unemployment rate: 5%
- Number of cell phones: 69,209,000
- Number of T.V.s: 219,000,000
- Internet users: 165,750,000
- Number of cell phones per person: .25
- Number of T.V.s per person: .8
- Independence: July 4, 1776 from Great
Britain
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