Puerto Rico: Facts & Stats

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Also Known As Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico • San Juan Bautista • Commonwealth of Puerto Rico • Borinquen
Head Of Government Governor: Pedro R. Pierluisi
Capital San Juan
Population (2024 est.) 3,177,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 US dollar equals 0.937 euro
Head Of State President of the United States: Joe Biden
Official Languages Spanish; English
Official Name Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (Spanish); Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (English)
Total Area (Sq Km) 8,868
Total Area (Sq Mi) 3,424
Monetary Unit U.S. dollar (U.S.$)
Population Rank (2023) 136
Population Projection 2030 3,226,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 927.9
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 358.3
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 93.7% • Rural: (2024) 6.3%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 78.5 years • Female: (2022) 85.1 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 80,926
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 25,240
Political Status self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States, having two legislative houses (Senate [271]; House of Representatives [511])
1Minimum number of seats per constitution; minority parties may have additional representation.

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