1. Geography
Area: 9,104 sq.km.; greater Antilles, between Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands.
Population: 3,868,602 in 2000; 4,158,727 in 2010; 4,477,962 in 2025
Capital: San Juan (2,550,000)
2. Peoples
Euro-American: 74.6%
Afro-Caribbean: 25.2%
Other: 0.2%
Official languages: Spanish, English
3. Economy
Mountainous and densely populated with few natural resources. A free market economy with manufacturing, trade and tourism the largest source of income. Nearly 88% of exports are to mainland USA.
Exports: chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment
Imports: chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products
Industries: pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism
Currency: US dollar
GDP per capita: 16,800
4. Politics
A Spanish colony for 400 years. Related to the USA after the Spanish-American war of 1898.
5. Religions
Christian: 3,752,544 adherents (97.00% of population)
Non-religious/other: 76,598 adherents (1.98% of population)
Spiritist: 27,080 adherents (0.70% of population)
Muslim: 5,029 adherents (0.13% of population)
Hindu: 3,482 adherents (0.09% of population)
Jewish: 2,708 adherents (0.07% of population)
Buddhist: 1,161 adherents (0.03% of population)
Churches: Catholic (1,650,000 members)
Other Pentecostal (229,814 members)
Pentecostal Ch of God (100,000 members)
Assemblies of God (56,000 members)
Seventh-day Adventist (31,524 members)
Jehovah’s Witnesses (25,778 members)
Baptist Convention (35,000 members)
Defenders of the Faith (17,500 members)
Ch of God (Cleveland) (17,500 members)
Latter-day Saints (Morm) (16,084 members)
United Methodist (10,000 members)
Disciples of Christ (10,778 members)
Chr & Miss Alliance (6,500 members)
Boriquen Presby Synod (8,300 members)
Ch of the Nazarene (2,994 members)
Other denoms (130,400 members)
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