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Puerto Rico By: Jud Sherrill

Geography Puerto Rico is an island located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean Puerto Rico has a tropical marine, mild climate and the weather rarely changes The terrain is mostly mountains and sandy beaches along most costal areas

Government Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth government The capital San Juan It is a territory of the US and controlled by the Office of the President Puerto Rico has no independence because there are under the US The Legal system is based on Spanish civil code and within the US Federal system of justice

Currency Puerto Rico uses the regular US dollar to exchange or buy different things

Natural Resources The natural resources of Puerto Rico are copper and nickel They usually come from onshore and offshore oils

School In early school years Christian doctrine, arts, and grammar was the only education you could have