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Is Puerto Rico considered to be a country?
No, Puerto Rico is a US territory. Its people elect their local government, a legislature and their Governor, but the Commonwealth has no vote on the floor of the US Congress. The people are US citizens and able to travel with US passports.
Can you buy absinthe in the Bahamas?
Considering Puerto Rico being the Mecca of alcohol, no, absinthe is not legal here and not available. There is a law that might make it available and legal here in Puerto Rico. (Im from Puerto Rico :) )
Can you change your Pennsylvania cdl to Puerto Rico cdl?
You have to actually become a resident of Puerto Rico in order to be able to do this, but yes, it can be done.
Can an illegal immigrant travel by plane from Miami to Puerto rico?
An illegal immigrant can travel by plane from Miami to Puerto Rico. However, the illegal immigrant will most likely not be able to fly back without a passport from Puerto Rico.
Spain lost many of its colonies but was able to retain Florida Cuba and .?
Puerto Rico
Is Portico part of the US?
Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States which means there citizens are considered US citizens and the laws are similar. They were even able to vote in the 2008 election for the president.
Should Puerto Rico be the 51st state?
No because then Puerto Rico wouldn't be able to participate in the Miss Universe pageant which they won 3 times. Also there would be no more Krispy Kream Donuts.
Department of social services in Puerto Rico?
www.familia.gobierno.pr (website - Spanish only but if you need help in English many people in Puerto Rico are bilingual and the Department should be able to find someone to help you out.
Where can you find a real vampire in Puerto Rico that will be able to turn you into one?
Any cave really. If you think they are real that is. A dark place away from any thing that harms them. Why would anyone want to be changed into a Puerto Rico?
What Year Did Puerto Rico Get Its Independence?
Puerto Rico is NOT independent. It's a bit complicated but here it goes: Puerto Rico was "discovered" and colonized by Spain in 1493. Spain governed Puerto Rico for well over 300 years when a group of Puertorricans fought for its independence from Spain in 1868 but Spain did not recognized Puerto Rico's autonomy until 1897. After recognizing Puerto Rico's autonomy, Spain also gave Puerto Rico to the United States as a result of them loosing the Spanish-American War; this under the Treaty of Paris. (If it were a property, you might say that the island was "sold" to two different owners at the same time.) At the time the US did not recognize Puerto Rico's autonomy and in some way Puertorricans though that this was probably a step towards independence or statehood. Yet here we are, more than 100 years later in 2010 and Puerto Rico is still owned by the US. Now it is called the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.They currently receive all the benefits of Statehood without having to pay taxes to the country. Pretty sweet deal. Becoming a state would entail their willingness to contribute to the income base of the United States. This is something that should have been done decades ago.They became independent of Spain in 1898 and are now a US Territory.
How is Puerto Rico able to participate as an individual country even though they are a Commonwealth of the United States?
Aside from any poliical issues, both Puerto Rico and Guam have National Olympic Committees and are therefore formally invited to to participate in the Olympic games. It doesn't actually matter if they are classified as a "Commonwealth associated with the United States". As long as they have and hold formal IOC recognition they can send competitors. Puerto Ricans are US citizens (with no US voting rights), but are instead self governing since 1952. Puerto Rico has been participating in the Olympics since 1948 in London. Puerto Rico even sent a very small delegation to the 1980 Olympics in Moscow despite US boycott.
What was effect of america acquisitions of guam hawaii the philippines and puerto rico?
The U.S. was able to expand their interests in the Caribbean, North Pacific, and Southeast Asia. With the acquisitions of Guam, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, however, there was a lot of resistance from the native and indigenous peoples.
