Is Puerto Rico part of the United States?

Puerto Rico is a territory of the U.S. Most states were territories before they became states. Puerto Rico has the choice of applying for statehood or not. so far they have chosen not too. Puerto Rico has its own territorial government, like a state has a state government. They are also under the U.S. Federal govt. The people are U.S. citizens, they use U.S. money and the U.S. post office...just like Hawaii and Alaska before they became states in 1959. The U.S. has several other territories too, like the U.S. Virgin islands and Guam.

As unhappy as it could actually sound the United States Supreme court docket declared the next to that question in 1922: "Puerto rico is a non included territory of the United States which belongs however isn't side of the United States." That is the natural fact. In different phrases it's nonetheless a colony of the United States. I think (and desire) that we will be able to end up an impartial nation within the close long term. Do no longer do not forget your self to be dull for no longer figuring out this truth. I can guarantee you that the majority Puerto Ricans dwelling within the island don't even realize this info. Also, nearly all of Americans suppose that Puerto Rico is an impartial Caribbean country; unusually even a few US congressmen have no idea precisely the political fame of Puerto Rico. I am completely satisfied to understand that a few men and women are concerned with figuring out extra approximately Puerto Rico's political fame.

Yes.

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Yeah, it's a commonwealth.