√ Basic information on Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea)
Puerto Rico
National flag of Puerto Rico
Experience Puerto Rico’s heritage, get in touch with its flavor and enjoy the culture and the history of this Carrebean island!
Puerto Rico has beautiful beaches, tropical landscapes, and 500 years of Spanish cultural influence.
Porto Rico forms part of the USA.
Puerto Rico in numbers/basic information on Puerto Rico
- Inhabitants: ~ 3.947.000
- Area of Puerto Rico: 9.104 km² (3.515 square miles)
- Spoken languages: Spanish, English
- Capital: San Juan
- Seat of the congress/parliament: Washington, D.C. (USA)
- Seat of the government: Washington, D.C. (USA)
- Head of State: Barack Obama (USA)
- Government Chief: Luis Fortuño
- Typical products: Hammocks, Mundillo Lace, Masks, Cigars
- Voltage: 120 V / 60 Hz
- Telephone prefix number, Puerto Rico phone country code: +787
- Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 hours
- When you opened this page in Puerto Rico it was 10:05 h.
- Currency: USD
Geography
Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. (3,435 square miles - 8,768 km²).
The Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean surround Puerto Rico.
In addition, two small islands, Culebra and Vieques lie off the east coast, and the tiny island of Mona to the west.
El Yunque
El Yunque, the only rain forest in the U.S. National Forest Service, is 28,000 acres of lush tropical forest, unique flora and fauna, and myriad brooks and waterfalls.
Hiking trails and rest huts abound, and an observation tower offers sweeping views of the northeast corner of the Island.
The rain forest is only 45 minutes from the capitalSan Juan.
