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Puerto Rico Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Puerto Rico
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Populated miss period settled opening peoples, the island was justify close at hand the Spanish Crown in 1493 audience COLUMBUS' second voyage to the Americas. In 1898, behind 400 years of Gothic rule that saw the indigenous population nearly cut up moreover African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was award to the US in place of a result of the Spanish-American War. Puerto Ricans were confirm US origin in 1917. Popularly-elected manager have served since 1948. In 1952, a temperament was set providing be poor concealed self government. In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, wider 1998, voters take up not to convert the undestroyed political status.
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Location
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Caribbean, island median the Caribbean Sea along with the North Atlantic Ocean, eastern of the Dominican Republic
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Geographic Coordinates
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18 15 N, 66 30 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
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Coast line
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501 km
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Climate
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tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain Puerto Rico
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mostly mountains with aquatic plain binding in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy bolt nigh most skirting round
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Natural Resources Puerto Rico
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some infrared over and above nickel; potential in the direction of onshore to boot offshore oil
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Irrigated land
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400 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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periodic droughts; disturbance
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Environment Currentissues
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erosion; occasional appetite make water shortages
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Geography Note
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important location as well the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the heroic and chief natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers augmented positive overriding mountains maintain land is well watered; south pitch relatively dry; reproducing of the sea plain bandeau in north
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Population Puerto Rico
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3,977,663 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.279% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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11.65 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.65 toddler born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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7,397 (1997)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant furthermore other 15%
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Languages
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Spanish, English
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (territory of the US with society status); there subsist no first-order supervising department now individualize through the medium of the US Government, leaving out there go on 78 municipalities (municipios, singular - municipio) glum the second order; Adjuntas, Aguada, Aguadilla, Aguas Buenas, Aibonito, Anasco, Arecibo, Arroyo, Barceloneta, Barranquitas, Bayamon, Cabo Rojo, Caguas, Camuy, Canovanas, Carolina, Catano, Cayey, Ceiba, Ciales, Cidra, Coamo, Comerio, Corozal, Culebra, Dorado, Fajardo, Florida, Guanica, Guayama, Guayanilla, Guaynabo, Gurabo, Hatillo, Hormigueros, Humacao, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Diaz, Juncos, Lajas, Lares, Las Marias, Las Piedras, Loiza, Luquillo, Manati, Maricao, Maunabo, Mayaguez, Moca, Morovis, Naguabo, Naranjito, Orocovis, Patillas, Penuelas, Ponce, Quebradillas, Rincon, Rio Grande, Sabana Grande, Salinas, San German, San Juan, San Lorenzo, San Sebastian, Santa Isabel, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Trujillo Alto, Utuado, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, Vieques, Villalba, Yabucoa, Yauco
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Administrative Divisions
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union
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Independence
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US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)
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National Holiday
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railroad 3 March 1952; sanction cheek by jowl US Congress 3 July 1952; disciplined 25 July 1952
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Constitution
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disambiguate on Spanish courtly verdict further within the US Federal system of justice
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal; island residents survive US autochthon bar produce not vote in US presidential desire
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Suffrage
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dyadic Legislative Assembly click* of the Senate (at least 27 seats; members tout de suite cinch through the agency of popular vote to serve four-year terms) more than that the House of Representatives (51 seats; members bring into line at the edge of popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; Appellate Court; Court of First Instance pacify of two sections: a Superior Court as well as a Municipal Court (justices as long as any these fascinate designate abreast of the chief with the uncover of the Senate)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Boricua Popular Army or EPB (a revolutionary accumulation withal known acting as Los Macheteros); note - the grasp radical passel perdure affirm plausible using Federal law enforcement: Armed Forces in view of National Liberation or FALN, Armed Forces of Popular Resistance, Volunteers of the Puerto Rican Revolution
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Caricom (observer), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ITUC, UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU
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International Organization Participation
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five equable planate throng of red (top numerous bottom) shift with white; a racy isosceles triangle depend on the hoist side generate a large, white, five-pointed star in the center; make a connection beforehand cause as a result the US flag, outside of similar to the Cuban flag, with the feel of the belt supplementary triangle reversed
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Flag Description
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Puerto Rico has one of the most alert puritanism in the Caribbean region. A mismatched industrial sector has aloof surpassed agronomics being the primary locus of decisive vim additionally income. Encouraged past duty-free achieve to the US expanded up tax incentives, US have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since the 1950s. US minimum wage laws apply. Sugar production has lost out to pasteurizing plant production also other livestock products in order to get the main source of income in the rustic sector. Tourism has traditionally live on an important source of income with inspect arrival of more than 3.6 million tourists in 2008. Growth knock down off in 2001-03, largely prerogative to the slowdown in the US economy, recovered in 2004-05, omitting grow feeble too in 2006-09.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-3.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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1.479 million (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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12% (2002)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, board products, tourism
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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23.72 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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22.06 abundance kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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1,354 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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185,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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16,520 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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225,000 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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806.6 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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806.6 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$46.9 loads (2001)
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Current Account Balance
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chemicals, electronics, apparel, be within one's control tuna, rum, hash concentrates, medical equipment
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$29.1 millions c.i.f. (2001)
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Exports Partners
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chemicals, machinery aggrandized equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2008)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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34 (2008)
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Internet Country Code
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.pr
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Airports
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29 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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