Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico · Caribbean
Puerto Rico is a territory in Caribbean, with San Juan as its capital, home to about 3,184,835 people. Puerto Rico shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | San Juan |
|---|---|
| Region | Caribbean |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD $) |
| Calling code | +1787, +1939 |
| ISO codes | PR / PRI / 630 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇵🇷 |
| Population | 3,184,835 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 8,870 km² |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Internet domain | .pr |
| Demonym | Puerto Rican |
About Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a dependency or territory in Caribbean. Its capital and seat of government is San Juan. It has no land borders. The official currency is the United States dollar ($), using the code USD.
To call Puerto Rico from abroad, dial the country code +1787 or +1939. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes PR (alpha-2) and PRI (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 3,184,835.
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How Puerto Rico compares
- Density: about 359 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 19 other countries and territories use the United States dollar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Puerto Rico
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.