Puerto Rico
By:Sonja Thomas
A brief explanation of Puerto Rico's unique political situation within the USA
The current political status of Puerto Rico is the result of various political activities within both the United States and Puerto Rican governments. Politically, Puerto Rico is an unincorporates territory of the United States which according to the U.S. Supreme Court's Insular Cases is "a territory appurtenant and belonging to the United States, but not a part of the United States.
Puerto Rico's favorite sport
Puerto Rico doesn't really have a favorite sport. They enjoy all types of sports such as Baseball, Basketball, Fishing, Golfing, Hiking, Biking, etc.
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representative animal
The most recognizable and famous animal of Puerto Rico is probably the common coquí, a small endemic frog, and one of the 86 species that constitute Puerto Rico's herpetofauna.
Capital And Current Population
San Juan is the capital and most populous city in Puerto Rico. Its current population is 389,714.
Currency
The currencies of Puerto Rico closely follow the historic development of Puerto Rico. As a colony of Spain and the United States, Puerto Rico was granted the use of both foreign and provincial currencies
2 main types of music/dance in Puerto Rico
Most noteworthy is the güicharo, or güiro. And the most popular of these, and one for which greatest number of adaptions and compositions have been written, is the cuatro
3 famous people from Puerto Rico
Joseline Hernandez, Meagan Good, and Jennifer Lopez
Food in Puerto Rico
bacalaitos, crunchy cod fritters; surullitos, sweet plump cornmeal fingers; and empanadillas