Puerto Rico Current relation with US and sorrounding country

Running head : PUERTO RICO CURRENT RELATION WITH US AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY

Puerto Rico Current relation with US and surrounding country

[Name of Customer]

[Name of Institute]

[Political Science]

Puerto Rico Current relation with US and surrounding country

Introduction to Puerto Rico

Officially known as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , the literally associated state of Puerto Rico is a non integrated territory of the United States which is situated in the northeastern of the Caribbean Sea and . Some of the countries that are in close geographical proximity to the

country are the United States and the Dominican Republic located in the east . Puerto Rico which in Spanish means rich port is a very small sized state with a population of 39 million as estimated by the census that were conducted in the country in the year 2009

Spanning over an area of 9 ,104 square kilometers , the state of Puerto Rico is occupied by a large number of islands as a result of which the primary means of economic revenue that are generated for the country are made possible with the help of this sector only . In addition to this since the Puerto Rico is in close proximity to other states which are collectively known as the Banana States , the place also offers some valuable frontiers of economic exploration for the export of such fruits . Puerto Rico gained sovereignty after the Spanish empire in this place came to an end in the year 1898

Today the place represents a consolidated mixture...