united states
Puerto Rica has a special relationship with the United States: it is a territory of the United States, which means that Puerto Ricans has the priveliges of an American citizens while their island retains some independence. They are NOT a state.
The United States.
Which country of the West Indies is a commonwealth of the United States?
He was from the commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
No, it is a commonwealth of the United States.
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated, self-governing territory of the United States and styles itself ( in English) as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Its name in Spanish, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, is more literally translated to English as "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico."
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In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a Commonwealth is a type of organized but unincorporated dependent territory.There are currently two United States insular areas classified with the status of commonwealth, the Northern Mariana stateand Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States. Its name in English is the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Its Spanish name is Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, which translates to English as the Free Associated State of Puerto Rico. So, Puerto Rico is sometimes called a Commonwealth in Free Association with the United States. But it is subject to the laws of the United States.
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).
It is the Commonwealth pf Puerto Rico and an unicorporated Territory of the US.