| Population :
| 3,897,960 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 22,40%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 446 474.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 426 585.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 65,40%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 1 220 721.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 1 329 936.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 12,20%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 205 933.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 268 311.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 33.8 years .
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| Median age male :
| 32.1 years .
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| Median age female :
| 35.4 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.49% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 14.1 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 7.77 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -1.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.92 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.77 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.93 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 9.7 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 6.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 77.49 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 73.49 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 81.68 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 1.91 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| NA .
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| hiv aids people :
| 7,397 (1997) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| NA .
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| Nationality noun :
| Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Puerto Rican .
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| Ethnic groups :
| white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15% .
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| Languages :
| Spanish, English .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 94,10%.
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| Literacy male :
| 93,70%.
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| Literacy female :
| 94.4% (2002) .
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| Government type :
| commonwealth .
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| Independence :
| none (commonwealth associated with the US) .
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| National holiday :
| US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections .
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| Economy overview :
| Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region. A diverse industrial sector has far surpassed agriculture as the primary locus of economic activity and income. Encouraged by duty-free access to the US and by tax incentives, US firms have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since the 1950s. US minimum wage laws apply. Sugar production has lost out to dairy production and other livestock products as the main source of income in the agricultural sector. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income, with estimated arrivals of nearly 5 million tourists in 1999. Growth fell off in 2001-03, largely due to the slowdown in the US economy. .
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| Population below poverty line :
| NA .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 3%, industry 20%, services 77% (2000 est.) .
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| Agriculture products :
| sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas, livestock products, chickens .
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| Industries :
| pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment .
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| Exports partners :
| US 90.3%, UK 1.6%, Netherlands 1.4%, Dominican Republic 1.4% (2002 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952) .
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| Imports partners :
| US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952) .
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| Internet users :
| 600,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| Felix Astol :
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La tierra de Borinquen
donde he nacido yo
es un jardín florido
de mágico primor.
Un cielo siempre nítido
le sirve de dosel
y dan arrullos plácidos
las olas a sus piés.
Cuando a sus playas llegó Colón
exclamó lleno de admiración, ¡ Oh !
Esta es la linda tierra
que busco yo,
es Borinquen, la hija,
la hija del mar y el sol
del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol
del mar y el sol, del mar y el sol..
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