FACTS

Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic

Area (only Total: 13,790 sq km

Climate: tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation

Terrain: mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas

Population: 3,958,128 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): Spanish, English

Government type: commonwealth

Capital (Name): San Juan

Capital (Time Difference): UTC-4

Independence: none (territory of the US with commonwealth status)

National holiday: US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)