(mainland and Azores); tropospheric link to Azores

:Portugal Defense Forces

Branches:
Army, Navy (including Marines), Air Force, National Republican Guard, Fiscal
Guard, Public Security Police
Manpower availability:
males 15-49, 2,666,450; 2,166,341 fit for military service; 88,826 reach
military age (20) annually
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $1.7 billion, 2.8% of GDP (1991)

:Puerto Rico Geography

Total area:
9,104 km2
Land area:
8,959 km2
Comparative area:
slightly less than three times the size of Rhode Island
Land boundaries:
none
Coastline:
501 km
Maritime claims:
Contiguous zone:
12 nm
Continental shelf:
200 m (depth)
Exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
Territorial sea:
12 nm
Disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical marine, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain:
mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to
sea on west coast
Natural resources:
some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore crude oil
Land use:
arable land 8%; permanent crops 9%; meadows and pastures 41%; forest and
woodland 20%; other 22%
Environment:
many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered;
south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north
Note:
important location between the Dominican Republic and the Virgin Islands
group 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

:Puerto Rico People

Population:
3,776,654 (July 1992), growth rate 1.0% (1992)
Birth rate:
17 births/1,000 population (1992)
Death rate:
8 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
Net migration rate:
0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
Infant mortality rate:
14 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth:
70 years male, 78 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate:
2.1 children born/woman (1992)
Nationality:
noun - Puerto Rican(s); adjective - Puerto Rican
Ethnic divisions:
almost entirely Hispanic
Religions:
Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant denominations and other 15%
Languages:
Spanish (official); English is widely understood
Literacy:
89% (male 90%, female 88%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
Labor force:
1,068,000; government 28%, manufacturing 15%, trade 14%