Is Puerto Rico a state?

[LuNoTiCK]

Everywhere I go I see half the people telling me that there are 51 states and that puerto rico is a state than some people say how there are 50 states and puerto rico is not a state.

 

[glenn1]

It's a Territory, not a state..

 

[Mill]

No it is not a state. The District of Columbia is not a state either.

 

[Warblad13]

no it is not

 

[LuNoTiCK]

Thank you people, now I feel better the idiots keep saying it's a state and there are 51 states, but I never seen no flag or anything.

 

[Einz]

i think they can vote to become a state, but it's failed the past couple of times.

 

[DaRockMan]

Whoever thinks that PRico is a state needs to be biatch slapped! Idiots! Thats practically 1st grade knowledge!

 

[guyver01]

CIA FactBook on USA

Administrative divisions: 50 states and 1 district*; Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia*, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Dependent areas: American Samoa, Baker Island, Guam, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palmyra Atoll, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Wake Island
note: from 18 July 1947 until 1 October 1994, the US administered the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, but recently entered into a new political relationship with all four political units: the Northern Mariana Islands is a commonwealth in political union with the US (effective 3 November 1986); Palau concluded a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 1 October 1994); the Federated States of Micronesia signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 3 November 1986); the Republic of the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association with the US (effective 21 October 1986)

 

[datalink7]

Yup, just a territory.

I think that someday it will become a state, but for the moment they keep voting it down.

 

[DaRockMan]

Ugh, I'd hate to have them become a state. It would be such a headache to setup their state government, modify our flag to reflect the additional star, and trying to teach English to all those people? Pretty hard.

 

[GameQuoter]

If they become a state aren't they required to have English as their first language?

 

[CanOWorms]

I thought the U.S. had no official language.

 

[Wallydraigle]

Yeah plus if they become a state they have to start paying taxes.

 

[erub]

yup now they just get to leech off of us - no fed. tax i think

 

[Cyberian]

<< Is Puerto Rico a state? >>



You are kidding, right?



<< Thank you people, now I feel better the idiots keep saying it's a state and there are 51 states, but I never seen no flag or anything.
>>



They do have a flag.
So does New Zealand, but it's not a state either.

 

[yasha]

Yes it is, it's just commonly called Florida

 

[yakko]

<< Yeah plus if they become a state they have to start paying taxes. >>

That is why they keep voting it down. They get to take without giving.

 

[SuperCyrix]

Puerto Rico is in a State of disarray

 

[AndrewR]

<< Is Puerto Rico a state? >>


I thought it was a bombing range??

 

[Dually]

<< Ugh, I'd hate to have them become a state. It would be such a headache to setup their state government, modify our flag to reflect the additional star, and trying to teach English to all those people? Pretty hard. >>



OMG, talk about ignorant.

They allready have a government and a flag and they don't have to be taught english, there is no offical language. Oh no, add an additional star to our flags, oh boo hoo. I think we should take your states star away for that comment.

 

[casimec]

<< I thought it was a bombing range?? >>


Vieques, is the bombing range.

You see all these protests again the NAVY, and the don't realized that once the NAVY can't practice there anymore they are going to move. That's the main reason the NAVY is there. After that, maybe they change their minds and choose to become a state.

and DaRockMan
they teach english in every school, is up to the person to really learn and not just pass the class.