| Capital
City: |
San Juan |
|
| Languages: |
Spanish, English |
| Nickname: |
Isle of
Enchantment |
| Motto: |
"John is
his name" |
| Origin
of Name: |
Spanish for
"rich port" |
| Largest
City: |
San Juan |
| Location: |
Caribbean island
between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the
Dominican Republic |
| Land
Area: |
9,104 sq. km. |
| Territory's
Bird: |
Stripe-headed
tanager ("reina mora") (spyndalis zena) |
| Territory's
Flower: |
Puerto Rican
Hibiscus ("flor de maga") (montezuma speciossisima) |
| Territory's
Tree: |
Silk-cotton tree
(ceiba pentandra) |
| Territory's
Song: |
The Borinquen
Anthem |
| E-mail
Your Resident Commissioner: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
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the Congressional
Directory database! |
