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The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, is only 100 miles long by 35 miles wide—about 2 ½ times as big as Rhode Island. Even though it is a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico has its own Olympic team. The largest islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands are St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John.


Capital San Juan (PR); Charlotte Amalie (VI)
Image Source Landsat 8
Population 3,285,874 (PR); 87,146 (VI)
Number of Pixels 10,358,023

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