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Puerto Rico (United States) [128]
(Self-governing Commonwealth United States)
LAND AREA: 8960 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):
| >17,000 |
>10,000 |
>1,000 |
>100 |
>10 |
>1 |
<1 |
Unknown |
TOTAL |
| 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 3736000 (1996)
DENSITY: 417 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 0%/year
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 76.2 years, ADULT LITERACY: 99.0%
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.942
ECONOMY
Income/Capita: $0
ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 275,000 ha, 31.0% of land area, 0.1 ha/capita
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 272,000 ha
SPECIES OF CONSERVATION INTEREST:
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:
ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:
REFERENCES:
Last updated 11/02/98
Islands of Puerto Rico (United States)
Culebra (United States - Puerto Rico)
Desecheo (United States - Puerto Rico)
Mona (United States - Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rico (United States - Puerto Rico)
Vieques (United States - Puerto Rico)
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