Puerto Rico exists in the Caribbean Sea , northeast of the Dominican Republic and east of the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is an island and a U.S. territory, with San Juan as its capital.

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  • Region: Caribbean.
  • Nearby places: Dominican Republic, U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Status: U.S. territory, not a state.

Name note

“Puerto Rico” and “Porto Rico” refer to the same place; “Puerto Rico” is the modern spelling.

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