Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
Puerto Rico [i] (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), [21] officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, [b] [j] is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
Puerto Rico - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puerto Rico is an archipelago, with a main island where most of the population lives, two smaller islands (Vieques and Culebra) with residents, and many other smaller islands. The main island has a mountain range in the center, which covers most of the island.
Puerto Rico - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
Puerto Rico es un archipiélago localizado entre el Océano Atlántico del Norte y el Mar Caribe, al este de La Española, oeste de la Islas Vírgenes, norte de Venezuela y sur de la Fosa de Puerto Rico, el punto más profundo en todo el Atlántico.
History of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
In 1786 the first comprehensive history of Puerto Rico— Historia Geográfica, Civil y Política de Puerto Rico by Fray Iñigo Abbad y Lasierra—was published in Madrid, documenting the history of Puerto Rico from the time of Columbus' landing in 1493 until 1783. [26]
Geography of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
The archipelago of Puerto Rico is located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Hispaniola and west of the Virgin Islands. Located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico was key to the Spanish Empire since the early years of exploration, conquest and colonization of the New World.
Outline of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Puerto Rico: The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States of America located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. [1]
San Juan, Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, founded in 1496, [5] and is the oldest European-established city under United States sovereignty.
Puerto Rico - Wikipedia
Puerto Rico sau Porto Rico (în engleză, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, în spaniolă, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, conform pronunției IPA [es'taðo 'libɾe asosiaðo de 'pweɾto 'riko]), este un stat insular asociat (commonwealth, în engleză) Statelor Unite ale Americii situat în nord-estul Mării Caraibilor, la est de ...
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Puerto Rico (Spanish for 'rich port'; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
Puerto Rico | History, Geography, & Points of Interest | Britannica
5 天之前 · Puerto Rico, self-governing island commonwealth of the West Indies, associated with the United States. The easternmost island of the Greater Antilles chain, it lies approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of the Dominican Republic , 40 miles (65 km) west of the Virgin Islands , and 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of the U.S. state of Florida .