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The content of Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico was merged into Puerto Rico on 28 October 2024. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

The following reference(s) may be useful when improving this article in the future: Borinquén - NPR Throughline Podcast

Section sizes Section size for Puerto Rico (51 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 28,979 28,979 478 478 Etymology 11,163 11,163 309 309 History 84 15,043 0 1,087 Early settlement and European conquest 3,270 3,270 368 368 U.S. era 2,831 11,689 164 719 21st century 8,858 8,858 555 555 Geography 13,278 28,178 690 1,556 Climate 5,275 5,275 372 372 Biodiversity 9,625 9,625 494 494 Government and politics 7,090 42,875 399 3,317 Political parties and elections 2,298 2,298 297 297 Political status 12,443 12,443 860 860 Administrative divisions 854 854 84 84 Foreign and intergovernmental relations 5,795 5,795 514 514 Military 7,789 7,789 806 806 Law 3,110 6,606 277 357 Crime 3,496 3,496 80 80 Economy 17,195 53,321 605 2,686 Tourism 3,168 3,168 164 164 Fiscal debt 5,967 5,967 364 364 Public finances 8,159 8,159 535 535 Cost of living 9,199 9,199 414 414 Transportation 2,460 2,460 209 209 Utilities 18 4,588 0 238 Electricity 3,359 3,359 176 176 Water and sewage 1,211 1,211 62 62 Telecommunications 2,585 2,585 157 157 Demographics 3,403 50,189 159 2,503 Population distribution 3,277 3,277 62 62 Population makeup 7,218 7,218 484 484 Immigration and emigration 7,493 7,493 396 396 Languages 5,762 5,762 336 336 Religion 18,108 18,108 751 751 Education 2,765 2,765 219 219 Health 2,163 2,163 96 96 Culture 3,631 30,189 238 2,740 Architecture 4,741 4,741 547 547 Arts 2,098 2,098 255 255 Literature 3,982 3,982 437 437 Media 1,185 1,185 93 93 Music 2,439 2,439 300 300 Philately 2,146 2,146 144 144 Cuisine 1,742 1,742 88 88 Sports 8,225 8,225 638 638 See also 130 130 0 0 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 External links 1,532 4,034 0 91 Geography 72 72 0 0 United States government 502 502 0 0 United Nations Declaration on Puerto Rico 1,928 1,928 91 91 Total 264,153 264,153 14,767 14,767

Semi-protected edit request on 28 December 2024

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"change the president from joe biden to donald trump because of the election" 174.171.74.77 (talk) 02:28, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The update will be made after the inauguration; for the moment, the present value remains correct. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:29, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Newly added reference

I have recently added a reference for a claim in the history section and sub section U.S. era reference number 64. I am new, so i may have made a mistake. Please let me know if i did. Planelover26 (talk) 03:16, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Planelover26, thanks for helping to source the article! It's a helpful addition. To better refine, it would be best placed after "which made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens,", as the source you added covers that part of the text, but not the constitution part. Best, CMD (talk) 03:26, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chipmunkdavis Thank you for the advice, i have moved the placement of the reference. I can't find anything related to the constitution, so i will leave it un referenced for now. Please let me know if i made any more mistakes. Planelover26 (talk) 03:56, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 February 2025

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There is errors in this sentence:

"The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of 5,320 square miles (13,800 km2), of which 3,420 sq mi (8,900 km2) is land and 1,900 sq mi (4,900 km2) is water.[82] "

It should be (source the same [82]) :

"The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of 3515 square miles (9104 km2), of which 3459 sq mi (8959 km2) is land and 56 sq mi (145 km2) is water.[82]" Audraudra (talk) 22:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Kline • talk • contribs 15:26, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Calling Code

The calling code is just +1. The 787 is an area code. The articles for the US and Canada don't say "calling code: +1" and proceed to list every single area code in the country. We shouldn't treat this country any differently just because they only have one area code, or a number that's small enough to list all of. And in this case Puerto Rico is part of the United States. We don't do this for every state. 2601:249:1A80:22E0:95A5:38B9:1DB7:FCD1 (talk) 20:19, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jones (Merchant Marine) versus Jones-Shafroth Acts

I think we need to differentiate between these two. They are easy to get confused as it is common to just refer to them both as the Jones Act. They are different with very different, though related effects. The Jones referred in each act to are different people. 128.174.141.172 (talk) 17:09, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 4 October 2025

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Change amerindian peoples to indigenous peoples 2steames (talk) 16:31, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: The current term is not inaccurate or otherwise offensive. It is to distinguish from other indigenous people, like African indigenous people. jolielover♥talk 16:39, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Port is not "porto" in French

The phrase 'The anglicized name was used by the U.S. government and private enterprises (also Porto in Italian, French, and Portuguese).' has a serious problem. In French, the word for 'port' is not 'porto', as it is in Italian and Portuguese.

The word for 'port' in French is simply 'port. 2804:1B1:F802:36FB:7A9E:B003:2279:C9A2 (talk) 15:51, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted the entire parenthetical remark, which was unnecessary anyway. In the future, please consider being bold and making such edits yourself. :) Mgnbar (talk) 16:10, 13 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 10 December 2025

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The sections on Puerto Rican Art and Literature are too scant. We have so many excellent artists and writers, poets, they should be mentioned here. The artists from the beginning of the 20th Century were ignored. These artists have received recognition from Latin America as well as Spain and other international entities.

The section on Education has outdated names for the Ana G Mendez University System, which changed the names of its campuses several years ago. The excellent outcomes of the UPR System, especially the Rio Piedras, Mayaguez and Medical Sciences Campuses should be mentioned as well. The entire section can be much improved, since the Interamerican University Campuses, Polytechnic University are excellent universities with great outcomes. I am sure that if you request that information from these institutions they would cooperate with you. ~2025-31970-89 (talk) 18:41, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 18:58, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Puerto Rico (U.S. state)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Puerto Rico (U.S. state) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 January 11 § Puerto Rico (U.S. state) until a consensus is reached. Abesca (talk) 13:31, 11 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]