PUERTO RICO

1. TO BE PRESENTED TO :RESPECTED RAJPREET SIR
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TO BE PRESENTED BY :JASPINDER SINGH SIDHU

3.  The Arcaico and Igneri co-existed on the island between
the 4th and 10th centuries, and perhaps clashed.
 Between the 7th and 11th centuries, the Taíno culture
developed on the island; by approximately 1000 AD, it had
become dominant.
 On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish–American War, the
U.S. invaded Puerto Rico with a landing at Guánica

4.  Officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is an
unincorporated territory of the United States, located
in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican
Republic and west of both the United States Virgin
Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
 AREA :- Total 13790 km2 (169th (world)
 Population - 2013 estimate 3,667,084 (130th (world)
 Puerto Rico has 17 lakes, all man-made, and more than
50 rivers

7.  Official languages
 Spanish , English
 National language
 Spanish
 Ethnic groups
 75 % white & rest mix
 Government
 Common wealth
 Currency
 US dollar
 Largest city
 San Juan

9.  San Juan
395326
 Bayamon
208116
 Carolina
176762
 Ponce
166327
 Caguas
142892

10. 5 best tourist places
 1. Castillo de San Felipe
del Morro
 2. Vieques Biobay
4 major landmarks
 Castillo San Felipe del
Morro
 Iglesia Porta Coeli
 3. El Yunque
 Observatorio de
 4. Culebrita
 5. Camuy cave
Arecibo
 Bahia Mosquito

11. GDP
Total $ 70.84 billion
(87th)
Per capita $ 18,100
(82nd)
Year 2013

12.  Exports: $61.7 billions FOB in 2013
 Export Commodities: Chemicals, electronics, rum,
beverage concentrates, medical equipment, among
others.
 Export Partners: United States 90,3 %,
 United Kingdom 1.6 %, Dominican Republic 1.4 %,
Netherlands 1.4 %, among others.

13.  Imports: $40.8 billions CIF in 2013
 Import Commodities: chemicals, machinery and
equipment, food, petroleum products, among others.
 Import Partners: United States 55 %, Ireland 23.7 %,
Japan 5.4 %, among others.

14.  Economic Development:
 Economic Development Administration
 Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company
 Small Business Administration
 It has established several trade agreements with other
nations, particularly with Hispanic American
countries such as Colombia and Panamá

15.  It has also established trade promotion offices in many
foreign countries and within the United States
itself, which now include Spain, the Dominican
Republic, Panama, Washington, D.C. and Florida, and
has included in the past offices in Chile, Costa
Rica, and Mexico
 Major roots through SEA ways , ports , airways and
roadways.
 27 airports and 3 international airports
 3 major ports and 15 minor ports
 Freeways, expressways, highways.

16.  Puerto Rico ranks - 30 (out of 148)
 Score -4.67 ( 1-7)
 Doing any business in Puerto Rico ranks: 40 out of 189 economies ( IFC & World bank)

17.  Such as the trading of food , tobacco, leather, and
apparel
products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, machinery, and
electronics.
 Major manufacturing activities like chemical and
allied products, machinery and metal products, food
, apparel and related products,
 printing and publishing, leather and leather
products, stone, clay, and glass products, paper and
allied products, and textile mill products.