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Government
Long-form name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Type: commonwealth associated with the US.
Capital: San Juan.
Administrative divisions: none (commonwealth associated
with the US).
Independence: none (commonwealth associated with the US).
Constitution: ratified 3 March 1952; approved by US Congress
3 July 1952; effective 25 July 1952.
National holiday: Constitution Day, 25 July (1952).
Legal system: based on English common law.
Executive branch: US president, US vice president, governor.
Legislative branch: bicameral Legislative Assembly consists
of an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of
Representatives.
Judicial branch: Supreme Court.
Leaders:
Chief of State--President George BUSH (since 20 January 1989);
Vice President Dan QUAYLE (since 20 January 1989);
Head of Government Governor Rafael HERNANDEZ Colon
(since 2 January 1989).
Political parties and leaders: Popular Democratic Party
(PPD), Rafael Hernandez Colon; New Progressive Party (PNP),
Baltasar Corrado del Rio; Puerto Rican Socialist Party (PSP),
Juan Mari Bras and Carlos Gallisa; Puerto Rican Independence
Party (PIP), Ruben Berrios Martinez; Puerto Rican Communist
Party (PCP), leader(s) unknown.
Suffrage: universal at age 18; indigenous inhabitants are
US citizens, but do not vote in US presidential elections.
Elections:
Governor--last held 8 November 1988 (next to be held November 1992);
results--Rafael Hernandez Colon (PPD) 48.7%, Baltasar Corrada Del
Rio (PNP) 45.8%, Ruben Barrios Martinez (PIP) 5.5%;
Senate--last held 8 November 1988 (next to be held November
1992); results--percent of vote by party NA; seats--(27 total)
PPD 18, PNP 8, PIP 1;
House of Representatives--last held 8 November 1988 (next to
be held November 1992); results--percent of vote by party NA;
seats--(53 total) PPD 36, PNP 15, PIP 2.
Other political or pressure groups: all have engaged in
terrorist activities--Armed Forces for National Liberation
(FALN), Volunteers of the Puerto Rican Revolution, Boricua
Popular Army (also known as the Macheteros), Armed Forces
of Popular Resistance.
Diplomatic representation: none (commonwealth associated
with the US).
Flag: five equal horizontal bands of red (top and bottom)
alternating with white; a blue isosceles triangle based
on the hoist side bears a large white five-pointed star
in the center; design based on the US flag.