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Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Self-governing island commonwealth (in union with the USA) in the West Indies; the most easterly island of the Greater Antilles; the capital is San Juan. First visited by Columbus in 1493, the island remained a Spanish colony until 1898, when it was ceded to the USA. In 1952, it was proclaimed a semi-autonomous commonwealth. The decline in the sugar industry in the 1940s created considerable unemployment. Many Puerto Ricans emigrated to the USA. The island is of volcanic origin, and much of the land is mountainous and unsuitable for agriculture. The principal crops are sugar, tobacco, coffee, pineapples and maize. Industries: tourism, textiles, electronic equipment, petrochemicals. Area: 8870sq km (3425sq mi). Pop. (2000) 3,808,610. See
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PUERTO RICO RANKINGS
Magazine article from: The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education; 5/6/2002; 700+ words
; ...BACHELOR'S DEGREES 1 UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO- RIO PIEDRAS CAMPUS 2,315 2 UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO- MAYAGUEZ 1,688 3 INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO-METRO 1,322 4 PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC...
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Puerto Rico's Business Community United Behind Section 956; Representatives from the Private Sector Sign A Declaration of Principles to Send a Strong Message to Congress.
PR Newswire; 9/17/2003; 700+ words
; ...PRNewswire/ -- A united front of Puerto Rico's business leaders representing...government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Resident Commissioner in Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico's Secretary of Economic Development...
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Puerto Rico Executive Minister Diaz-Montanez Retires; Gutierrez To Serve As Interim
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 12/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...Minister of the Iglesias Bautistas de Puerto Rico, the American Baptist region comprising...000 resident members throughout Puerto Rico. Rev. Miriam Gutierrez began...Diaz-Montanez is from Gurabo, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the First Baptist...
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Puerto Rico Lags Well Behind The USA In Terms Of Fixed Line And Broadband Penetration.
M2 Presswire; 2/21/2008; 700+ words
; ...February 2008-Research and Markets: Puerto Rico Lags Well Behind The USA In Terms...has announced the addition of "Puerto Rico - Telecoms Market Overview, Statistics...Forecasts" to their offering Puerto Rico has some of the highest rates of...
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Puerto Rico bonds are in demand, and prices show it.(Investors and Investing)
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; Demand for Puerto Rico's debt is so strong that an insured...offering of $324 million in University of Puerto Rico revenue bonds sold out by mid-afternoon...April 18 offering of $413 million in Puerto Rico Public Improvement general obligation...
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PUERTO RICO U.S. RELATIONS:ANGEL E. ROTGER-SABAT
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 10/4/2000; 700+ words
; ...ANGEL E. ROTGER-SABAT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PUERTO RICO ON H.R. 4751, A BILL TITLED PUERTO RICO-UNITED STATES BILATERAL PACT OF NON-TERRITORIAL...Rotger-Sabat and I am the Attorney General of Puerto Rico. On January 1, 2000, the Governor of Puerto...
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For Puerto Rico, free Cuba may be both blessing and curse. (Caribbean Relations).(trade relations )(economic effects on Puerto Rico of possible lifting of Cuban embargo )
News Wire article from: CubaNews; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...struggles to maintain the closest thing Puerto Rico has to an embassy in Cuba. Here...Edwin Gonzalez Vazquez discusses Puerto Rico's relationship with Cuba...presence in Havana is proof that the Puerto Rico business community eagerly awaits...
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Puerto Rico Offers Families a Free Getaway; Enter the Porta del Sol Family Vacation Sweepstakes Online.
PR Newswire; 3/1/2004; 700+ words
; SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Puerto Rico Tourism Company and Inter Island Tours are giving one lucky winner a trip for four to experience Porta del Sol - Puerto Rico, by entering the Porta del Sol Family Vacation Sweepstakes...
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RANKINGS: PUERTO RICO RANKINGS
Magazine article from: The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education; 4/26/1996; 700+ words
; RANKINGS: PUERTO RICO RANKINGS. THE TOP 25 Doctoral Degrees...Conferred in 1992-93 1 University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus 2,688 2 Pontificial Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce 1,171 3 Inter American University...
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RANKINGS: PUERTO RICO RANKINGS; Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Doctorate Degrees
Magazine article from: The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education; 4/18/1997; 700+ words
; RANKINGS: PUERTO RICO RANKINGS. Bachelor's Degrees 1 University of Puerto Rico- Rio Piedras Campus 2,385 2 University of Puerto Rico- Mayaguez 1,331 3 Pontifical Catholic...
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Puerto Rico and the United States
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES The legal relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States has been described...sovereigns." Technically speaking, Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States...
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Puerto Rico
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies
PUERTO RICO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico COUNTRY OVERVIEW LOCATION AND SIZE. Puerto Rico, an island situated between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, lies just east of the Dominican Republic. With...
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Avenue Ponce De Leon 17 ½ Puerto Rico Telephone: (787) 289-3434 Fax...Owned Company Incorporated: 1941 as Puerto Rico Water Resources Authority Employees...
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PUERTO RICO
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
PUERTO RICO, formerly Porto Rico , a name still often...until ceded to the US in 1898. In 1952, Puerto Rico became a semi-autonomous Commonwealth...dominate local politics. The English of Puerto Ricans at home and in the US ranges from...
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Calderón, Sila María: 1942—: Governor of Puerto Rico
Book article from: Contemporary Hispanic Biography
...1942 — : Governor of Puerto Rico As the former mayor of San Juan, and as Puerto Rico's first woman governor, Sila...xF3; n has set goals to ally Puerto Rico with other Latin American nations...
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