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PuertoRicomaybepartoftheUSAbutitsmusicanddanceisamixtureofbothSpanishandAmericanrhythms．Thecountryasaresultisamixtureofverynewandveryold．Itexhibitsthe．openAmericanwayoflifeyetremainsthemoreformalSpanishinfluences．Thisisreflectedinthearchitecturenotjustthedifferencebetweentheoldandthemodeminurbanareasbutalsointhecountrysidewhereolderbuildingssitsidebysidewithschoolsandhouses．ItisfoundinthecookingtoomanyfastfoodrestaurantstogetherwithlocalcookingwhichhasitsrootsinthemixtureofcultureofalltheCaribbeanandinthemusicwhererockmusicisplayedinbeachresortsbutinthehillycenterPuertoRicanmusiccanbeheard．Oldvolcanicmountainslongmotionlesstakeupalargepartofthecenterwiththehighestpeak．CorrodePuntaat1338metersintheCordilleraCentral．ThemountainsaresurroundedbyacoastalplainwiththeAtlanticshorebeachescooledalltheyearroundbytradewinds．

Thepopulationis3.8millionofwhichabout1．5millionliveinSanJuanalthoughaboutanothertwomillionPuertoRicansliveintheUSA．Averagelifeis73.8yearsandGDPperpersonis＄12212thehighestinLatinAmericaalthoughnotuptothelevelofmainlandUSA．ThepeoplearelargelyamixtureofAmerindianTaino-SarawakSpanishandAfrican．MostPuertoRicansdonotspeakEnglishandlessthan30％speakitfluently．SecondgenerationPuertoRicanswhowereborninNewYorkbutwhohavereturnedtotheislandarecalledNuyoricans．Thepeopleareveryfriendlyandhospitablebutthereiscrimelinkedtodrugsandunemployment．

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PuertoRicobelongstotheUSA．

B．

PuertoRicoispartofSpanish

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PuertoRicoisanindependentcountry

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Pue