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Puerto Rico
PUERTO RICO
Jean-Claude, Samuel, Dustin, Andrew
Puerto Ricans originate from a
mixture of Corsican, French, Lebanese,
Chinese, Portugese, Irish, Scots, German,
and Italians. They mostly settled in the
19th century.
Immigrants of Puerto Rico mostly come from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela.
Emigration largely increased during and after
WWII. Mostly to New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.
Populations
- Population Size about 3,998,905
- Growth rate: 0.24%
- Birth rate: 11.26/1000
- Infant Mortality Rate: 7.9/1000
- Life Expectancy: 79.07
- Density Per Sq. Mile: 1,082
Biome: Tropical Rain Forest
- Plant life is abundant.
- Tropical Rain Forest cover the North Side.
- Thorn and Shrub vegetation is on the South side of the Island.
- Puerto Rico has very little wildlife and few birds.
- The major Biome is the Tropical Rain Forest
- Temperatures are Moderate year round, averaging 80 degrees in lower elevations ad 70 degrees in the Mountains
- Puerto Rico has a rainy season with stretches from April into November.
Human Population
GDP Country Comparison
2010
2009
2008
2000
Country
17,400
18,100
$10,000
16,300
Puerto Rico
$36,200
46,700
47,400
48,300
United States
$3,700
8,800
Jamaica
8,400
8,500
9,900
9,700
9,800
$1,700
Cuba
GDP Real Growth Rate: -5.8% (2010 est.)
Human Population
Puerto Rico's Major Resources
Minerals/Mining
- limestone
- Cobalt
- Nickel
- Iron Ore
- Oil
Agricultural Natural Resources:
- Coffee
- Bananas
- Mangos
- Sugarcane
- Pineapples
- Rice
- Tobacco
- Various Wood-producing tropical trees
Animals/Livestock
- Mullet
- Mackerel
- Tuna
- lobster
- Oyster
- Barracuda
- Cattle
- Pigs
- Poultry
Puerto Ricos resources are used for Food, trade, and shelter.
Major Imports
Major Exports
- Chemicals
- Machinery/Equip.
- Clothing
- Food
- Fish
- Petroleum
- Chemicals
- Electronics
- Apparel
- Canned Tuna
- Rum
- Beverage Concentrates
- Medical Equipments
Major Trading Partners
- United States
- U.K.
- Netherlands
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
- Japan
Ethnicity
White(mostly spanish origin)-80.5%
Black-8%
Amerindian-0.4%
Mixed/Other-10.9%
Religion
- Roman Catholic - %85
- Prostetant/Other - %15