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Puerto Rico does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre (Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because although native to it is not endemic to Puerto Rico. [6] [7]
Puerto Rico has over 50 rivers, most originating from the island's central mountainous region which receives heavy rainfall. The largest of these rivers, Rio de la Plata , measures approximately 60.5 mi. (97 km), starting at an altitude of 2,625 ft (800 m) above sea level in Cayey before ending between the northern coastal towns of Dorado and ...
The government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a republican democracy established by the Constitution of Puerto Rico in 1952. Under a system of separation of powers , the government is divided among three branches: the executive , the legislative , and the judicial .
The coat of arms of Puerto Rico was first granted by the Spanish Crown on November 8, 1511, making it the oldest heraldic achievement in use in the Americas. [1] The territory was seized from Spain and ceded to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris that put an end to the Spanish–American War in 1899, after which two interim arms were adopted briefly.
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Puerto Rico is barred from a traditional municipal bankruptcy protection under Chapter 9 of the U.S. code. The filing includes only Puerto Rico's central government, which owes some $18 billion in ...
Autonomy Charter of Puerto Rico; Executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico; First government of Luis Muñoz Marín; Fourth government of Luis Muñoz Marín; Government of Alejandro García Padilla; Government of Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia; Government of Puerto Rico; Government of Ricardo Rosselló Nevares; Government of Wanda Vázquez Garced
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