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Puerto Rico
Facts
- Population of about 3,994,259
- Capital is San Juan
- A self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
- Part of the Greater Antilles
- The island is popularly known as "La Isla del Encanto" meaning "The Island of Enchantment"
- Tourism is the main industry and sugar is the main crop
Culture & Well Known People
- English and Spanish are both spoken but Spanish is the primary language
- The Roman Catholic Church is the main religion
- The "bomba and plena" is a popular form of dance using percussions and maracas
- Puerto Ricans often called the island Boriquen
- Baseball is the most popular sport
- Juan Evangelista- first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic Medal
- Tito Puente- famous musician
- Marc Anthony- singer
- Jennifer Lopez- singer and actress
- Big Pun- rapper
- Ricky Martin- singer
- Luis Miguel- singer
- Luis Fonsi- singer
- Michelle Rodriguez- actress
- Alex Sanchez- baseball player
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