Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island with a tropical climate. It has a mountainous interior and coastal lowlands. San Juan is the capital city, and Spanish and English are commonly spoken. The population is around 4 million people. Puerto Rico uses the U.S. dollar and has a democratic form of government as a U.S. territory. Popular tourist attractions include the beaches, Arecibo, and Ponce with its shops and entertainment.

1. Puerto Rico
by Tshai Flores

2. Puerto Rico Historical Facts
• Puerto Rico is the most beautiful country in
the world.
• Puerto Rico has good food.
• Puerto Rico is a place you can go to relax.

3. Puerto Rico’s latitude and longitude
is
18’15 N and 66’30 W

4. Puerto Rico’s Physical Features
• A mountainous interior.
• Coastal lowlands.
• Karst Area.

5. Puerto Rico’s Bordering Country
• Puerto Rico has no neighbors since it is an
island.
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6. Puerto Rico Flag.
• Their flag has 2 white stripes and 3 red stripes
and a blue triangle on the side. In the middle
of the triangle there is a white star.

7. Puerto Rico capital.
• Puerto Rico’s capital is San Juan.

8. Large Cities in Puerto Rico
• One of them is call Bayamon . Bayamon is
located in the northern coastal north of aguas
Buena.
• The other one is called Caguas. Caguas is
located in the Central mountain range of
Puerto Rico.

9. Population of Puerto Rico
• The population of Puerto Rico is 418,140.

10. Puerto Rico’s Government
• The type of government they have in Puerto
rico is a democracy.

11. Government Leader
• Because they are a U.S. territory, Barack Obama is the head of
their government.
• On island, the head office of government is Estado libre
Asocido de Puerto Rico. The governor’s name is Alejandro
Garcia Padilla.

12. Puerto Rico’s Currency
• In Puerto Rico they use U.S. dollars for
currency.

13. Puerto Rico’s language
• In Puerto Rico they speak in Spanish just like
me at home, because I have Puerto Rican
heritage.

14. Climate in Puerto Rico
• The climate in Puerto Rico is tropical.
• Right now, on March 30, 2015, in Puerto Rico
its 86°
• (I wish I was there because here in Boston, it’s
cold.)

15. Major Religion
• The major religion is Roman Catholic.

16. Any thing famous in Puerto Rico.
• Vieques is a little island with a restaurant and
they have a garden where the food grows.

17. One Cultural custom
• On January 6 they celebrate the San Sebastian
Street Festival.
• Many Puerto Ricans make a traditional dish
called asopao, a hearty gumbo made with
either chicken or shellfish.

18. Major Attraction
One major attraction is the capital!!!
You should visit the main beaches of Puerto Rico
because they are beautiful and you can swim there
and more.

19. Another major attraction
Another major attraction is called Arecibo!
You should visit Arecibo because it’s a great
place to bring your kids and its beautiful.

20. Major Attraction
• Last but not least, the Ponce, !
• They have a lot of stores and more so you can
entertain yourself.

21. Citations
• http://www.topuertorico.org/descrip.shtml