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tion Terrain: mostly mountains, with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas Elevation extremes: lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Cerro de Punta 1,338 m Natural resources: some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil Land use: arable land: 4% permanent crops: 5% permanent pastures: 26% forests and woodland: 16% other: 49% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 390 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: periodic droughts; hurricanes Environment--current issues: erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages Environment--international agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA Geography--note: important location along the Mona Passage?a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north People Population: 3,887,652 (July 1999 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 24% (male 482,111; female 459,940) 15-64 years: 65% (male 1,220,682; female 1,323,787) 65 years and over: 11% (male 173,133; female 227,999) (1999 est.) Population growth rate: 0.59% (1999 est.) Birth rate: 15.9 births/1,000 population (1999 est.) Death rate: 7.87 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) Net migration rate: -2.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (1999 est.) Infant mortality rate: 10.79 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.06 years male: 70.95 years female: 79.41 years (1999 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.94 children born/woman (1999 est.) Nationality: noun: Puerto Rican(s) (US citizens) adjective: Puerto Rican Ethnic groups: Hispanic Religions: Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15% Languages: Spanish, English Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 90% female: 88% (1980 est.) Government Country name: conventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico conventional short form: Puerto Rico
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