!!!Puerto Rico: Geography
||Location|Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of the Dominican Republic
||Geographic Coordinates|18 15 N, 66 30 W[{GoogleMap location='18.25,-66.5' zoom='4'}]
||Land boundaries|0 km
||Coastline|501 km
||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Caribbean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Cerro de Punta 1,338 m
||Highest Mountains|
||Terrain|mostly mountains with coastal plain belt in north; mountains precipitous to sea on west coast; sandy beaches along most coastal areas
||Natural Hazards|periodic droughts; hurricanes
||Natural Resource|some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil
||Land Use|''arable land: ''6.76%\\''permanent crops: ''4.51%\\''other: ''88.73% (2011)
||Climate|tropical marine, mild; little seasonal temperature variation
||Irrigated Land|220.4 sq km (2005)
||Renewable Water Resources|NA
||Environment_CurrentIssues|erosion; occasional drought causing water shortages
||Environment - international agreements|NA
||Large Cities|
||Geography-note|important location along the Mona Passage - a key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well watered; south coast relatively dry; fertile coastal plain belt in north