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Summary Population and Housing Characteristics

Table 3.     Sex: 1990

Puerto Rico
Municipio
Municipio Subdivision
Place 		All persons Sex
Male Female
Puerto Rico 3,522,037 1,705,642 1,816,395


Did You Know?

Contrary to popular belief the Puerto Rican flag is not based on the American Flag, but the Cuban flag. Puerto Rico adopted the same flag design, which was unveiled in 1895. In 1952, the blue field was changed from a light blue to a darker blue, like the American flag.