GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the Greater Antilles. San Juan is on the northern coast.

Fast Facts

  • It lies east of Hispaniola and west of the Virgin Islands.
  • The interior is mountainous, with coastal lowlands.
  • Its Resident Commissioner has no vote on final legislation in the full U.S. House; territorial representation is not the same as statehood.
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