About Puerto Rico

With an area of 3,500 square miles (approximately) Puerto Rico is the third largest island in the United States (after Hawaii Island-Hawaii and Kodiak Island-Alaska) and the 82nd largest island in the world

Puerto Rico with an estimated population of 3.2 million people is a United States jurisdiction in the Caribbean that has been historically known as an economic and social bridge between the Western Hemisphere nations. San Juan is the Capital City.

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones Act granting U.S. Citizenship to Puerto Ricans 

US citizens travel domestically between Puerto Rico and the US mainland

Puerto Rico’s official and only currency is the US dollar

All U.S. banking regulations and protections provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) apply in the island of Puerto Rico

The jurisdiction is under the U.S. Federal Court System and Laws

U.S. federal law, its framework and protections apply in Puerto Rico

The Puerto Rican government has legislated an impressive array of incentives to attract investment

Due to Puerto Rico’s fiscal autonomy, the local government has been able to offer inviting tax incentives that are not available in the U.S. mainland, other states, and territories

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