Fun fact 2 about Puerto Rico
![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)
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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
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country
Puerto Rico
Population
3.2M
Area
9,104 km²
Capital
San Juan
Continent
North America
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.
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