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The Government of Puerto Rico have two official names. The first one: Government of Puerto Rico; and the second one: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In Spanish: 'Gobierno de Puerto Rico' or 'Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico'.
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Puerto Rico Government Development Bank was created in 1942.
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No. Puerto Rico has a government similar to the US with an elected governor, and an elected bicameral legislature.
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Practically the Federal Government and the taxpayers that live in Puerto Rico.
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No. Puerto Rico does not.
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Puerto Rico does not have a prime minister. The governor is the head of the government in Puerto Rico. Alejandro GarcÃa Padilla is the current governor.
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The government of Puerto Rico is a republican form of government with separation of powers, subject to the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States.
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Puerto Rico does not have a dictator. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth (but not a state) of the United States. I believe it has a governor, but that is about it.
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Barack Obama is considered the President of Puerto Rico because Puerto Rico is American territory. Puerto Rico's' government is America's government. They get all the benefits of American government, however, they are technically "independent". So, as long as they decide to be American territory, the president we have in the states will be their president too.
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No it is not as of January 2013 the U.S. government still referred to Puerto Rico as unincorporated
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The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or, in Spanish El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, is the official name of the government of the unincorporated US territory on the island of Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico is a United States territory so Barack Obama would be the head of their government and Alejandro GarcÃa Padilla is Governor of the territory.
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Luis Fortuno is the head of the Puerto Rican government (Governor of Puerto Rico). He is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico.
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It closely follows the standard US State model.
commonwealth
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Puerto Rico is not a US district, Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the U.S.A., but Puerto Rico is self governing, Puerto Rico has its own laws, senators, and leaders that are elected by the Puerto Rican people. Puerto Rico can make its own laws without approval of the US government. Puerto Rico also speaks Spanish, only 1 out of 10 people on the island speak somewhat English, that means only 15% of the people there are fluent in English.
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Soy de Puerto Rico. (I'm from Puerto Rico)
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Soy puertorriqueño. (I'm a Puerto Rican)
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Puerto Rico is divided into municipalities, not states, provinces, or regions. There are 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico, each with its own local government.
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To fly to Puerto Rico, you will need a valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license or passport.
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Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. So the U.S. President Barack Obama is its chief of state. However, Puerto Rico's government is headed by its appointed governor who is Alejandro Garcia Padilla. There is no office or position called "President of Puerto Rico."
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No, Puerto Rico is an island.
Actually Puerto Rico is NOT a continent ; it is an island .
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This Amendment set up the government of Puerto Rico (annexing from Spain), and marked the end of the Spanish-American War!
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Jorge Santini is the mayor of the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. Puerto Rico has a governor, Luis Fortuno.
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Yes and No. Puerto Rico follows the same federal laws. However, Puerto Rico has its own Consitution which is modeled after Civil Law. They have a governor, house of representatives and two representatives in the US Congress.
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In El Yunque, Puerto Rico's rainforest under a conservation program run by the US Federal Government.
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No, Puerto Rico is a US territory. All Puerto Ricans are US citizens. You just need a valid state/government I.D.
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Puerto Rico is has Democratic Republic form of government modeled on the US Federal government.
Puerto Rico's three branches of government:
Bicameral elected legislature
House of Representatives - 51 representatives
Senate - 27 members),
Elected governor (executive branch)
Independent judicial branch (9 judges) appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Puerto Rican Senate.
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Puerto Rico does not have a president except the President of the United States who is the head of government since it's a USA territory. It has a governor who runs the show.
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You would never get away with it. If you try to annex Puerto Rico the U.S. government would retaliate against you.
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Puerto Rico is a United States territory so Barack Obama would be the head of their government and Alejandro GarcÃa Padilla is Governor of the territory.
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Puerto Rico doesn't want to lose part of it's culture so currently statehood is not being evaluated by it's government because of that same reason.
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Puerto Rico has a republican form of government, subject to U.S. jurisdiction and sovereignty. Its current powers are all delegated by the United States Congress and lack full protection under the United States Constitution. Puerto Rico's head of state is the President of the United States.
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To give them a voice at high levels in the US Government.
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