What continent does Puerto Rico belong to?

Puerto Rico, the autonomous state of Puerto Rico, is located in the eastern part of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean of North America. 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 Virgin Islands and British Islands across the sea in the east, and Dominica and the United States 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℃.

The population of Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans are the general name of Puerto Ricans in Central America and the Caribbean. There are about 3.659 million (2022). Common Spanish and English. Multi-Catholic. The earliest inhabitants of Puerto Rico were Arawaks and Caribbean Indians. In 2022, white people of European descent accounted for about 73% of all residents, mixed-race people accounted for 23%, and black people 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.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Puerto Rico.