| Puerto Rico is an island between the | | | | Puerto Rico being a key -shipping lane to the |
| Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, | | | | Panama Canal. In addition to the principal |
| located east of the Dominican Republic. The | | | | island, the Commonwealth includes Vieques, |
| island is almost rectangular in shape and is | | | | Culebra, Culebrita, Palomino (also known as |
| the smallest and most eastern island of the | | | | the Spanish Virgin Islands), Mona, Monito and |
| Greater Antilles. The island spans an area of | | | | various others isolated islands. |
| 9,104 sq. km, slightly less than three times | | | | |
| the size of Rhode Island. The island has a | | | | To the west of the island lie Haiti and the |
| length of 180 km, stretching from Punta | | | | Dominican Republic, which are separated from |
| Puerca in the east to Punta Higuero in the | | | | the island by the Mona Passage or Mona Canal. |
| west. The maximum width spans an area of 65 | | | | To the east lie the Virgin Islands. The north |
| km from Isabella in the north to Punta Colon | | | | is flanked by the Atlantic Ocean while the |
| in the south. ¹-¾SD oßv | | | | Caribbean Sea is to the south. |
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| -û3Ì΀"Ò±æ8ï,Å | | | | Puerto Rico has a predominantly mountainous |
| qË^¿vÂÕMÃ’"D¢â | | | | terrain. The coastal plains are spread across |
| ¾Cd~¾ š€5±i˜¥CÃ… | | | | the north of the island. Sandy beaches cover |
| ÜÜÚ...ŸÒÜ | | | | the coastal areas. Cerro de Punta is the |
| ÷¼Ä»The length of the | | | | highest point at a height of 1,338m. |
| coastline is 501 km, which is the reason for | | | | |