Time Difference:
UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate:
tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
Travel Currency:
US dollar (USD)
Languages:
Spanish
Ethnic Groups:
white (mostly Spanish origin) 80.5%, black 8%, Amerindian 0.4%, Asian 0.2%, mixed and other 10.9%
National Holiday:
US Independence Day, 4 July (1776); Puerto Rico Constitution Day, 25 July (1952)
Geographic Coordinates:
18 15 N, 66 30 W
Location:
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
Airports:
17