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Puerto Rico
By Javan Jorns
San juan
 San juan is the capital of Puerto Rico.
 That is their flag.
 Its population is 442,447.
Puerto Rican culture
 Puerto Rican architecture is some of the finest in
the world.
 This is the san juan church the only gothic building
under the U.S. flag.
Music
 Don Felo was a collector and composer of
Spanish music in the 19-century.
 Narciso Figueroa is the person who kept dons
work o going.
government
 Puerto Rico was a self-governing common wealth
in association with the United states.
 It is not divided into countries, but has 78
municipios. (municipalities)
economy
 Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic
economies in the Caribbean region.
 Plantation sugar production dominated Puerto
Rico's economy until the 1940s.
geography
 The island of Puerto
Rico is almost
rectangular in shape.
 and is the smallest and
the most eastern
island of the Greater
Antilles.
people
 Puerto Rica has a
population well over
3million.
 That’s 1000 people per
square mile.
facts
 Located between
Caribbean and Atlantic
ocean.
 east of the Dominican
Republic.
The end
 This is the end of my
slide show