How many people are there in Puerto Rico?

By 2023, the population will be 3.65 million.

Puerto Rico Autonomous Prefecture is located in the eastern part of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean. Including Puerto Rico and the small islands of Vieques and Culevra. It borders the Atlantic Ocean in the north, the Caribbean Sea in the south, the United States and the British Virgin Islands across the sea in the east, and the Dominican Republic across the mona passage in the west. The capital is San Juan.

Puerto Rico covers an area of 9 104 square kilometers, and hills account for 3/4 of the island's area. The central mountain range runs through the east and west, and the terrain extends from the center in all directions, from high to low, and the coastal plain. Mount Punta, the highest peak, is1338m above sea level. It has a tropical rainforest climate with abundant rainfall, with an average temperature of 24℃ in June and 27℃ in July. Vulnerable to hurricanes, the average annual temperature is 28℃.

Population and nationality

Puerto Ricans are the general name of Puerto Ricans in Central America and the Caribbean. About 3.659 million (20 18). Common Spanish and English. Multi-Catholic. The earliest inhabitants of Puerto Rico were Arawaks and Caribbean Indians. In 20 12, European whites accounted for 73% of all residents, mixed-race children accounted for 23%, and blacks accounted for 4%.

There are more than twenty thousand Americans and immigrants from other countries. 20% of the economically independent population is engaged in industry, 65,438+07.2% in commerce, 7.3% in agriculture, 65,438+07% in construction and transportation, and 33.7% in service industry. Puerto Rican nationals are fully American citizens and have the right to vote in national elections after moving to the United States.

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