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Puerto Rico Research Paper

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Originally populated by the aboriginal peoples for centuries, the Spanish crown claimed Puerto Rico in 1493 after Christopher Columbus' second voyage to the Americas. Following 400 years of colonial rule, the indigenous people almost becoming extinct and the introduction of African slave labor, Puerto Rico was conceded to the US as a result of the Spanish-American War In 1898. Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship in 1917.

Puerto Rico is situated in Central America and the Caribbean. It is an island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic.
It is 163rd largest country in the world with a total area of 13,791 sq. km with 8,870 sq. km of land and 4,921 sq. km of water.
The Geographic coordinates
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