Puerto Rico

Background

• United States Territory
• Population of 3.5 Million people
• November 25, 1897 Granted Limited self government
• Natural Born Citizens of US

Geography

• North-East of Caribbean
• East of Dominican Rebublic
• Is a Archipelago
• 96 by 35 nautical miles
• About 3 times the size of Rhode Island

Geography

• Cerra de Punta Highest elevation
• El Yunque National Forest
• Average temperature 80.6 Degrees
• All lakes are unatural
• More than 50 rivers

History

• Not much evidence was left
• First Settlers Ortoiroid People
• Puerto Ferro Man 2000 years ago
• November 19, 1493 Taíno Inhabited
• Columbus Named it San Juan Bautista

History

• 1987 Declare a Govener
• Spanish colony
• Juan Ponce de León

Commonwealth

• Restrained rights
• Bill passed as "Gag Law"
• 1950s gave them more rights
• United States Dollar

Government

• 8 senatorial districts
• 40 representative districts
• 78 municipalities
• Republican form of government
• Alejandro García Padilla is Govener

Law

• Civil law and Common law Systems
• Attorneys must be bilingual 
• U.S Federal courts

Military

• U.S responsible for Military
• Own National Gaurd
• The Borinqueneers

Economy

• High income economy according to World Bank
• Gross national income $23,830 in 2013 
• Poorer than Mississippi (US poorest state)

Holidays

• Nochebuena
• Three kings day
• Casals Festival

Food

• Mofongo
• Lechón
• Tostones

Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing

Religion mostly consists of Roman Catholic. Although there is religion freedom there

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