{"id":11950,"date":"2022-09-03T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/uncategorized\/where-is-puerto-rico.html"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:15:41","slug":"where-is-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/puerto-rico\/where-is-puerto-rico.html","title":{"rendered":"Where is Puerto Rico?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States. 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