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Puerto Rico is a territory of the United State of America. In 1493 it was claimed by Spain, but after 400 years of colonial rule Puerto Rico was ceded to the U.S. This was due to the U.S winning the Spanish-American war in 1898. The American Dollar is used Puerto Rico and their economy is controlled by the U.S.

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