Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Capital San Juan
9,104 km² · 3,184,835 people (2025) · United States dollar
The Puerto Rico Trench off the north coast reaches about 8,400 m, the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean. El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the United States National Forest system. Mosquito Bay on Vieques is the brightest bioluminescent bay in the world, lit by dinoflagellates in the water.
The facts
- Capital
- San Juan
- Area
- 9,104 km² — 3,515 sq mi
- Population
- 3,184,835 (2025)
- Density
- 349.8 people per km²
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD, $)
- Official languages
- English, Spanish
- Time zone
- UTC-04:00
- Calling code
- +1
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- PR · PRI
- Continent
- North America
How it compares
- By area
- 166 of 200
- By population
- 135 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 10,400 | 5,849,421 |
| Cyprus | 9,251 | 1,370,754 |
| Puerto Rico ← | 9,104 | 3,184,835 |
| Palestine | 6,220 | 5,413,596 |
| Brunei | 5,765 | 466,330 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Puerto Rico?
- San Juan
- What currency does Puerto Rico use?
- The United States dollar (USD).
- How big is Puerto Rico?
- 9,104 km², or 3,515 square miles — 166 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Puerto Rico drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)