Fun facts about Puerto Rico
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![A 20th-century reconstruction of an 8th-century Taíno village, located at the spot in which their remains were discovered in 1975, in the aftermath of Hurricane Eloise[59]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg/330px-Flag_of_Puerto_Rico.svg.png)
Puerto Rico is popularly known in Spanish as La Isla del Encanto, meaning 'the island of enchantment'.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
From the “Etymology” section
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The Taíno population declined significantly during the 16th century due to introduced infectious diseases, exploitation by Spanish settlers, and warfare.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
From the “History” section
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Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
From the “Geography” section
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Puerto Rico has three of the seven year-long bioluminescent bays in the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
From the “Geography” section
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Puerto Ricans were collectively made U.S. citizens in 1917 as a result of the Jones–Shafroth Act.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth.
From the “Government and politics” section
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