Hawaii became a state in 1889. Puerto Rico was given to the United States from the World Waran is not a state.
To the extent that the US flag represents all the sovereign territory of the United States, it includes both Hawaii and Puerto Rico. However, the stars on the US Flag represent the states of the union. Hawaii is a state and so is represented on that part of the flag. Puerto Rico is a Commonwealth in Free Association with the United States, not a state, so it is not represented among the stars on the US flag.
The question of whether Puerto Rico or Hawaii is better depends on what you are looking for. A trip to Puerto Rico can be much less expensive than Hawaii. However, Hawaii has many plants and animals that are seen nowhere else on the world. Both are excellent destinations for various reasons.
Puerto Rico is a US Commonwealth. All Puerto Ricans are American Citizens. Puerto Rico currency is the US Dollar. Puerto Rico official languages are Spanish and English.www.gotopuertorico.com for more information.Puerto Rico is a protectorate of the USA. Its citizens have voting rights.
Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are both territories of the United States. Only 30 miles of ocean separate St. Thomas, USVI form Puerto Rico.
To compare and contrast two things means to find the similarities and differences between them. For example, compare and contrast the islands of Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Both have mountains, but Hawaii has volcanos. The residents of both are American Citizens, but those in Hawaii speak English and those in Puerto Rico speak Spanish. Both are tropical islands, but the mountains in Hawaii are tall enough to have some temperate zone plants.
The voters of Puerto Rico, both Houses of the US Congress and the signature of the President of the United States.
Not True. Dentistry is relatively expensive in both the States and in the Territories.
The two islands closest to Puerto Rico to the east are Vieques and Culebra. Both are part of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and thus sovereign territory of the United States. The British Virgin Islands and the US Virgin Islands can also be described as "islands east of Puerto Rico" but they are further away.
Puerto Rico, and it is a US territory, not a country..
Spanish and English. Both official languages of Puerto Rico.
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The Atlantic Ocean borders both Cuba's and Puerto Rico's northern shore.