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Live from Puerto Rico: Ole Miss 86, K-State 74You are hereLive from Puerto Rico: Ole Miss 86, K-State 74 Live from Puerto Rico: Ole Miss 86, K-State 74 By Kellis Robinett - Posted on 21 November 2009 The Mississippi basketball team got consistent scoring from two of its best... In this article: K-State, Puerto Rico, Chris Warren, Kansas State, and Frank Martin |
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Kansas City Star | 1 day ago
Live from Puerto Rico: K-State 80, Boston 70
You are hereLive from Puerto Rico: K-State 80, Boston 70 Live from Puerto Rico: K-State 80, Boston 70 By Kellis Robinett - Posted on 19 November 2009 Rodney McGruder is starting to look like a marksman. The freshman guard came off...
In this article: K-State, Boston, Kansas State, and Boston University
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Kansas City Star | 1 day ago
No. 5 Villanova in Puerto Rico to face George Mason
...with an 84-61 besting of Fairleigh Dickinson. This tourney represents Villanova's third appearance in Puerto Rico and first since capturing the Puerto Rico Shootout in 1996. </p><p>Villanova has won all three prior meeting with George Mason,...
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying
...crime case. Gay activists expressed disappointment that the suspect wasn't immediately charged with a hate crime, saying authorities in Puerto Rico have never invoked a law covering crimes based on sexual orientation. The dismembered...
In this article: Homophobia, San Juan, New York, HIV, and El Nuevo Dia
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AP Online | 2 days ago
Puerto Rico gay slaying investigated as hate crime
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found along a road in Puerto Rico last week is under investigation as a possible hate crime, a police official said Wednesday.
In this article: Homophobia, San Juan, New York, HIV, El Nuevo Dia, and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
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School bus crash kills girl, 8, in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Authorities in Puerto Rico say a school bus has fallen off an overpass, killing an 8-year-old girl near the capital of the U.S. Caribbean territory. Police officer Erick Aponte says the bus was carrying at...
In this article: San Juan
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Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico's last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped...
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Puerto Rico (pronounced: /ˌpwɛrtə ˈriːkoʊ/ or IPA: /ˌpɔrtə ˈriːkoʊ/), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" — literally Associated Free State of Puerto Rico), is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico is composed of an archipelago that includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys, the largest of which are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. The main island of Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area and second smallest by population among the four Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico).
Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen, from Borikén, its indigenous Taíno name. The terms boricua and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican heritage. The island is also popularly known as "La Isla del Encanto", which translated means "The Island of Enchantment."
- Name:
- Puerto Rico
- Local Name:
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Capital:
- San Juan
- Language:
- Spanish and English
- Motto:
- Joannes Est Nomen Eius
- Largest City:
- San Juan
- Government type:
- Republic, three-branch government
- Area:
- 3,515
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $77.4 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- N/A
- Time Zone:
- AST
- Currency:
- United States dollar
- Demonym:
- Puerto Rican
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1 (spec. +1-787 and +1-939)
- ccTLD:
- .pr and .us
- Anthem:
- La Borinqueña
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