Puerto Rico
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Puerto Rico
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| Official name: |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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| Capital: |
San Juan
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| Area: |
total: 9,104 sq km
water: 145 sq km
land: 8,959 sq km
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| Climate: |
tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
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| Location: |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
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| Geographic coordinates: |
18 15 N, 66 30 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
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| Land boundaries: |
0 km
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| Coastline: |
501 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountains, with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m
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Map of Puerto Rico
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