![]()
GeographyLocation: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 501 km
PeoplePopulation: 3,812,569 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.16% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 15.92 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.47 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: -6.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 12.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.98 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Hispanic Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15% Languages: Spanish, English
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
Government
Names:
Type: commonwealth associated with the US Capital: San Juan Independence: none (commonwealth associated with the US) Constitution: ratified 3 March 1952; approved by US Congress 3 July 1952; effective25 July 1952
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $26.8 billion National product real growth rate: 2.6% National product per capita: $7,050 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.9% Unemployment rate: 16%
Electricity:
|
| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |