
Puerto Rico

(CBS)
In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government.
In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political status.
Source: CIA World Fact Book

(AP)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 404,635/female 386,733) 15-64 years: 66% (male 1,260,114/female 1,361,193) 65 years and over: 14.1% (male 240,318/female 318,027) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 36.2 years male: 34.5 years female: 37.9 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.34% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 171
Birth rate: 12.12 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 167
Death rate: 7.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 116
Net migration rate: -0.96 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 123
Urbanization: urban population: 98% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 8.42 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 162 male: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.53 years country comparison to the world: 42 male: 74.85 years female: 82.39 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.71 children born/woman (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 171
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 7,397 (1997) country comparison to the world: 115
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality: noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican
Ethnic groups: white (mostly Spanish origin) 76.2%, black 6.9%, Asian 0.3%, Amerindian 0.2%, mixed 4.4%, other 12% (2007)
Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant and other 15%
Languages: Spanish, English
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.1% male: 93.9% female: 94.4% (2002 est.)
Education expenditures: NA

(AP)
GDP (purchasing power parity): $70.23 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 79 $72.03 billion (2007 est.) $73.35 billion (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate): $88 billion (2008 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: -2.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 213 -1.8% (2007 est.) 0.5% (2006 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP): $17,700 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 $18,300 (2007 est.) $18,700 (2006 est.) note: data are in 2008 US dollars
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 1% industry: 45% services: 54% (2005 est.)
Labor force: 1.479 million (2007) country comparison to the world: 130
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 2.1% industry: 19% services: 79% (2005)
Unemployment rate: 12% (2002) country comparison to the world: 137
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Budget: revenues: $6.7 billion expenditures: $9.6 billion (FY99/00)
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 6.5% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 110
Market value of publicly traded shares: $NA
Agriculture - products: sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens
Industries: pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, tourism
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - production: 23.84 billion kWh (2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 67
Electricity - consumption: 22.17 billion kWh (2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 65
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2007 est.)
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2007 est.)
Oil - production: 1,354 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 102
Oil - consumption: 215,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 56
Oil - exports: 10,610 bbl/day (2005) country comparison to the world: 93
Oil - imports: 230,700 bbl/day (2005) country comparison to the world: 43
Oil - proved reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 137
Natural gas - production: 0 cu m (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 138
Natural gas - consumption: 736.2 million cu m (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 93
Natural gas - exports: 0 cu m (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 131
Natural gas - imports: 736.2 million cu m (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 55
Natural gas - proved reserves: 0 cu m (1 January 2006 est.) country comparison to the world: 142
Exports: $46.9 billion (2001) country comparison to the world: 58
Exports - commodities: chemicals, electronics, apparel, canned tuna, rum, beverage concentrates, medical equipment
Imports: $29.1 billion c.i.f.
Imports - commodities: chemicals, machinery and equipment, clothing, food, fish, petroleum products
Debt - external: $NA
Exchange rates: the US dollar is used
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