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No. The Commonwealth of Nations is composed of former British possessions, territories and protectorates. Puerto Rico was never a British colony and was never part of the Commonwealth of nations.
Puerto Rico is a free associated state and commonwealth of the United States. In this case "commonwealth" is a territorial status and has nothing to do with the Commonwealth of nations or the United States Commonwealth states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
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Which is not a part of the commonwealth of nations?
Puerto rico
What term best describes Puerto Rico's political status?
Puerto Rico is part of the United States. It is called a commonwealth.
Does the US and Puerto Rico use the same currency?
Yes, since Puerto Rico is PART of the United States (it's a commonwealth)
Is Puerto Rico a common wealth country?
No. A commowealth can be a soverign nation or a part of a nation. In addition to Puerto Rico and the Marianas Islands, four of the "states" of the United States have chosen to style themselves commonwealths (Massachusetts, Virginia, Kentucky, and Illinois).
On what date is the independence of Puerto Rico celebrated and why?
Puerto Rico is not an indepentent nation. PR is part of United States. The official name of Puerto Rico is Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. All Puerto Ricans are American citizens. The currency of PR is the dollar. The President of Puerto Rico is Barack Obama, President Of United States of America.
Is Puerto Rico a country or part of the US?
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. The elected Governor is the head of Puerto Rico, with the President of The United States being Chief of Sate. For further reading, try the links below.
Does Puerto Rico have an army?
Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States. Puerto Rico defense is provided by US goverment. Puerto Rico is like a state of the union. Same rules apply.
Did people from haiti come to Puerto Rico and are they part of us?
Some people from Haiti did come and are still coming to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth (territory) of the United States and has been since 1898. Haiti is an independent country.
Can Puerto Rico people have IRAS?
Yes- PR is part of the US (a Commonwealth) and is governed by US laws.
Is there a Puerto Rican Embaasy in the US?
Puerto Rico does not have embassies anywhere, since it is not a separate nation. It is part of the United States of America (it is a Commonwealth).
Which Caribbean island is not part of the US?
Most Carribean Islands are not part of the U.S., but sovereign nations or part of the CommonWealth of Nations spearheaded by The United Kingdom. The only Carribean Islands that are part of U.S. territory are Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands which were sold to the U.S. from Denmark in 1917, for an undisclosed fee.
Is puerto rico part of the united states 2013?
Yes. Puerto Rico is a commonwealth territory of the United Stats. Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since Spain ceded it to the United States in 1898 at the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War.
