Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States of America. Its capital is San Juan. About 3.3 million people live there (2020). It covers 9,104 square kilometres.
- Capital
- San Juan
- People (2020)
- 3.3 million
- Area
- 9,104 km²
- Currency
- United States dollar
Puerto Rico at a glance
- Official name
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Status
- Dependent territory
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- San Juan
- Population
- 3,285,874 (2020)
- Area
- 9,104 km² (3,515 mi²)
- People are called
- Puerto Rican
- Official languages
- Spanish, English
- Currency
- United States dollar
- GDP (nominal)
- US$113 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2016)
- Head of government
- Jenniffer González (since 2025)
- Country codes
- PR, PRI
- Calling code
- +1787, +1939
- Internet domain
- .pr
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC−04:00
- Coordinates
- 18.25°, -66.5°
Puerto Rico on a map
Puerto Rico is shown in green. It has no neighbours listed in the data.
- Puerto Rico
Divisions of Puerto Rico
- Peñuelas
- Aguadilla
- Arroyo
- Caguas
- Fajardo
- Guaynabo
- Utuado
- Mayagüez
- Salinas
- Arecibo
- ManatÃ
- Vieques
- Bayamón
- Cataño
- Culebra
- San Lorenzo
- Ponce
- Maunabo
- RÃo Grande
- Carolina
- Cabo Rojo
- Guánica
- Trujillo Alto
- San Germán
- Rincón
- LoÃza
- Adjuntas
- Guayama
- Corozal
- Coamo
- Barceloneta
- Quebradillas
- Gurabo
- Vega Baja
- Dorado
- ComerÃo
- Toa Baja
- Florida
- Moca
- Cayey
- Isabela
- Humacao
- Guayanilla
- Hormigueros
- Canóvanas
- Aguas Buenas
- Juana DÃaz
- Camuy
- Añasco
- Hatillo
- Sabana Grande
- San Sebastián
- Toa Alta
- Ciales
- Cidra
- Santa Isabel
- Barranquitas
- Aibonito
- Patillas
- Naranjito
- Morovis
- Maricao
- Vega Alta
- Naguabo
- Yauco
- Aguada
- Las Piedras
- Lares
- Lajas
- Luquillo
- Jayuya
- Villalba
- Ceiba
- Juncos
- Yabucoa
- Las MarÃas
- Orocovis
- San Juan
How far are you from Puerto Rico?
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Questions
What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
The capital of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
What is the population of Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico has about 3,285,874 people, as recorded in 2020.
How big is Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico covers 9,104 square kilometres (3,515 square miles).
What currency does Puerto Rico use?
The United States dollar.
What language is spoken in Puerto Rico?
The official languages of Puerto Rico are Spanish and English.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.