Facts

About Puerto Rico

Over four hundred years of Spanish Caribbean history and culture merges with American commercialism on the island of Puerto Rico. Thus, you have a curious mix of urban sprawl and traditional historic architecture. Parking lots lie adjacent to old-fashioned plazas, active freeways stand in counterpoint to peaceful squares with bubbling fountains and in the shadow of skyscrapers, poverty-stricken shanties crop up.

Travelers can find adventure outside of the cities among the mountains and coast, coming across hillside towns and reefs where divers will come across various species of fish.

Puerto Rico Facts

• Full Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Capital City: San Juan
• Population: 3,915,798
• Time Zone: GMT/UTC -4 ()
• Languages: Spanish; Castilian (official), English (official)
• Religion: 85% Roman Catholic, 15% Protestant
• Currency: US Dollar (US$)
• Electricity: 120V 60HzHz
• Electric Plug Details: Japanese-style plug with two parallel flat blades; South African/Indian-style plug with two circular metal pins above a large circular grounding pin
• Country Dialing Code: 787