Has the tiny island of Puerto Rico bitten off more than it can actually chew following many years of back and forth Pro vs Con?
Puerto Rico is only 100 miles long by 35 miles wide, making it the smallest island of the Greater Antilles. Puerto Rico which translates to "rich port" consists of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and several islands: Vieques, Culebra, Mona and other islets.
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest.
In the capital and largest city of San Juan, La Isla Verde area is known for its hotel strip, beach bars and casinos.
Capital: San Juan
Fertility rate: 0.90 births per woman (2020) World Bank
GDP growth rate: -3.9% annual change (2020) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 103.1 billion USD (2020) World Bank
GDP per capita: 31,429.87 USD (2020) World Bank
Gross national income: 76.67 billion PPP dollars (2020) World Bank
GNI per capita: 23,360 PPP dollars (2020) World Bank
House approves referendum to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico https://apnews.com/article/referendums-puerto-rico-b96884274da9c970e710…
Puerto Rico independence vote bill passes U.S. House https://www.reuters.com/world/us/puerto-rico-independence-vote-bill-pas…