World Countries

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico coat of arms
The flag of Puerto Rico has five equal horizontal bands of red alternating with white. A blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side has a large five-pointed white star in the center.

Common Name: Puerto Rico

Official Name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Geographic Details

CapitalSan Juan
Continent(s)North America
RegionAmericas
SubregionCaribbean
Landlocked
Area8,870 km²
Coordinates(18° 15' N, 66° 30' W)

Demographic and Political Information

Population3,203,295
CurrencyUnited States dollar ($)
TimezonesUTC-04:00
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.pr
Calling Code+1
Independent
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodePR
alpha3CodePRI