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Answer
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Biggest city and capital
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San Juan
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Sea in which Puerto Rico lies
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Caribbean Sea
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Island chain Puerto Rico is part of
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Greater Antilles
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In 2017, Puerto Rico was visited by Irma and Maria. What were they?
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Hurricanes
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Singer of "Livin' la Vida Loca"
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Ricky Martin
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Singer who holds the record for most-viewed YouTube music video
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Luis Fonsi
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Song featured in the above
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Despacito
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War in which the United States acquired Puerto Rico
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Spanish–American War
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Actor who starred in "Joker" and "Gladiator"
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Joaquin Phoenix
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Nearest foreign country (not counting overseas territories)
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Dominican Republic
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Puerto Rico marks the southern point of this mysterious region
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Bermuda Triangle
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Meaning of "Puerto Rico" in Spanish
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Rich Port
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First European explorer to "discover" Puerto Rico
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Christopher Columbus
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El Yunque is the only one of these type of forests in the U.S. forest system
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Tropical rain forest
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What type of animal is a Coquí, named for the sound that it makes?
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Frog
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Puerto Rico is one of five organized territories in the United States. Name one of the others.
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Guam / U.S. Virgin Islands / Northern Mariana Islands / American Samoa
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What are Vieques, Culebra, and Mona?
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Islands
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Name one of the five most populous cities other than the capital.
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Bayamón / Carolina / Ponce / Caguas
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In Arecibo, you'll find a giant dish-shaped structure over 300 meters in diameter. What is it?
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Radio telescope
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What are Puerto Ricans exempt from that other Americans are not?
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Federal income tax
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Independence would be very bad for Puerto Rico since it would mean the end of free movement to the rest of the U.S.
Statehood seems like a better option. Unfortunately, it's a political football. If Puerto Rico would be a "blue" state, it would need to be offset by a corresponding "red" state. Maybe eastern California could become its own state.
Long term, statehood seems more likely. Hispanics are generally more socially conservative than the average voter. Within a decade or two, I wouldn't be surprised if most Hispanics vote Republican. Which means there could be a time when Puerto Rico is a purple state, at which time admission becomes much more likely.
Therefore, at the moment in Puerto Rico, Democrat-alligned PPD has 13 seats in the senate and 26 seats in the house while GOP-alligned PNP has 9 seats in the senate and 21 seats in the house.
The fact that mainlanders hold these real, personal, immediate considerations hostage to stupid partisan politics is horrible.