Territory

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States, a Caribbean archipelago located about 1,000 miles southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the United States Virgin Islands. Its topography is mostly mountainous with large flat areas on the northern and southern coasts. Its capital is San Juan. Its land area is about 13,792 square kilometres, and its 2025 estimated population was 3,184,195.

Facts
Capital
San Juan 1
Population
3,184,195 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
13,792 1
Classification
Territory Status
Unincorporated Territory 1
Puerto Rico

Cities

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Caguas, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Carolina, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Old San Juan

Puerto Rico

Ponce, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico
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Nationals Include

Fermín Tangüis

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Fermín Tangüis (Wikipedia)Lead and life
Quote, Lead and life
was a Puerto Rican businessman, farmer, and scientist
José Marrero Torrado

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source José Marrero Torrado (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
José Marrero Torrado (4 March 1910 Utuado, Puerto Rico – 13 April 2007, San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican agronomist and researcher.
José Campeche

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: a national of this subject.

Giannina Braschi

Also in Literature Atlas: a national of this subject.

Aída Miranda

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Source Aída Miranda (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Alberto Machado

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Source Alberto Machado (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) super featherweight title from 2017 to 2018
Alfredo Escalera

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Alfredo Escalera (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and is the former World Boxing Council Super Featherweight world champion
Ángel Acosta

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Source Ángel Acosta (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional boxer who held the WBO light flyweight title from 2017 to 2019
Angel Cordero Jr.

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Angel Cordero Jr. (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican jockey
Bengie Molina

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Source Bengie Molina (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican sports commentator and former professional baseball player
Carlito

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Source Carlito (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler
Carlos Rodriguez

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Source Carlos Rodriguez (bodybuilder) (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
He won a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games while representing Puerto Rico.
Charlie Pasarell

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Source Charlie Pasarell (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality puerto-rico
Quote, Lead, nationality puerto-rico
Puerto Rican-American former tennis player
Clara Vázquez

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Source Clara Vázquez (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Edgardo Ruiz

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Source Edgardo Ruiz (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican ten-pin bowler
Elba Lebrón

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Source Elba Lebrón (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Eve Soto

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Source Eve Soto (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Filiberto Rivera

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Source Filiberto Rivera (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Gigantes de Carolina
Gigi Fernández

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Gigi Fernández (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player
Ivelisse Echevarría

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Ivelisse Echevarría (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is one of Puerto Rico's greatest softball pitchers
Janice Parks

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Janice Parks (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Javier Culson

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Source Javier Culson (Olympedia)Biographical information, NOC
Quote, Biographical information, NOC
NOC Puerto Rico
John R. Velazquez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source John R. Velazquez (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing
Lisa Martínez

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Lisa Martínez (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Lisa Mize

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Source Lisa Mize (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Lourdes Baez

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Source Lourdes Baez (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Maria González

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Maria González (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Miguel Cotto

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Source Miguel Cotto (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017
Miguel Rivera

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Miguel Rivera (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a former Puerto Rican jockey
Mike Lebrón

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Source Mike Lebrón (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional pool player nicknamed
Mike Lowell

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Source Mike Lowell (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman.
Myriam Segarra

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Myriam Segarra (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Penelope Rosario

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Penelope Rosario (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Primo Colón

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Primo Colón (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler
Roberto Clemente

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Roberto Clemente (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB)
Sandra Rosario

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Sandra Rosario (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a Puerto Rican softball player
Shabazz Napier

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Shabazz Napier (Wikipedia)Lead sentence, nationality
Quote, Lead sentence, nationality
is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player
Steven Piñeiro

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Steven Piñeiro (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican professional skateboarder
Tarah Gieger

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Source Tarah Gieger (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
is a Puerto Rican female professional motocross racer

Origin Of

Ponce Creole

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Limber (dessert)

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Mofongo

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Pina Colada

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Location Of

Spanish-American War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Spanish-American WarInfobox: locationtier 2
Quote, Infobox: location
Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean Sea) Guam (Pacific Ocean) and the Philippines (Southeast Asia)

Site Of

Hacienda Mercedita

Also in Architecture and Design Atlas: which is located in this subject.

WorldNet Telecommunications

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Found There

Paso Fino

Also in Agriculture and Farming Atlas: found in this subject.

Antillean fruit-eating bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Antillean fruit-eating bat (Wikipedia)Ecology
Quote, Ecology
The Antillean fruit-eating bat occurs in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles north to St. Vincent and Barbados.
Puerto Rican flower bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Bucknell University: Phyllonycteris (Phyllonycteris) major, Mammal Species of the WorldDistribution
Quote, Distribution
Distribution: Puerto Rico.
Red fruit bat

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Red fruit bat (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Sources
1. Puerto Rico (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox
    Capital: San Juan
  • Infobox, population
    3,184,195 (2025 estimate)
  • Infobox, area
    13,792 km2 (5,325 sq mi)
  • Lead section
    Puerto Rico (abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S.
  • Lead section
    Puerto Rico (abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
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