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The document also contains an extensive and specific bill of rights. It was ratified by Puerto Rico's electorate in a referendum on March 3, 1952, and on...

Voting rights of United States citizens who live in Puerto Rico, like the voting rights of residents of other United States territories, differ from those...

(Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Free Associated State of Puerto Rico'). As such, the island of Puerto Rico is neither a sovereign nation...

The Puerto Rico statehood movement (Spanish: movimiento estadista de Puerto Rico) aims to make Puerto Rico a state of the United States. Puerto Rico is...

gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Puerto Rico have most of the same protections and rights as non-LGBT individuals. Public discussion and...

generally presented to Puerto Rican voters during Puerto Rico political status referendums: full independence, maintenance or enhancement of the current commonwealth...

politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a democratic republic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United...

referendum of the status of Puerto Rico was held on November 3, 2020, concurrently with the general election. The Referendum was announced by Puerto Rico Governor...

The history of Puerto Rico began with the settlement of the Ortoiroid people before 430 BC. At the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World...

Puerto Rico is technically prohibited on request, although it is de facto allowed without a clear limit. On June 22, 2022, the Senate passed a bill limiting...

municipalities of Puerto Rico (Spanish: municipios de Puerto Rico) are the second-level administrative divisions in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. There are...

The flag of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Bandera de Puerto Rico), officially known as the flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Bandera del Estado...

citizenship as a means of accessing rights, Puerto Rico's history as a territory has created both confusion over the status of its nationals and citizens...

There are differing points of view on whether Puerto Rico's current political status as a territory of the United States should change. Four major viewpoints...

Popular Democrático, PPD) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates to continue as a Commonwealth of the United States with self-governance. The party...

resident commissioner of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Comisionado Residente de Puerto Rico) is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected...

The economy of Puerto Rico is classified as a high income economy by the World Bank and as the most competitive economy in Latin America by the World Economic...

that provisions of the Bill of Rights were inapplicable to Puerto Rico even after the passage of the Jones Act. The unanimous opinion of the Court was delivered...

Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Asamblea Legislativa de Puerto Rico) is the territorial legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, responsible...

and customs of Puerto Rico. In the early part of the 19th century the women in Puerto Rico were Spanish subjects and had few individual rights. Those who...