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<text id=93CT1155>
<title>
Puerto Rico--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Puerto Rico
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</l>
<l> conventional short form: Puerto Rico</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: QR
</p>
<p>Type: commonwealth associated with the US
</p>
<p>Capital: San Juan
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: none (commonwealth associated with
the US), note: there are 78 municipalities
</p>
<p>Independence: none (commonwealth associated with the US)
</p>
<p>Constitution: ratified 3 March 1952; approved by US Congress 3
July 1952; effective 25 July 1952
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Spanish civil code
</p>
<p>National holiday: US Independence Day, 4 July (1776)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: National Republican Party of
Puerto Rico, Freddy VALENTIN; Popular Democratic Party (PPD),
Rafael HERNANDEZ Colon; New Progressive Party (PNP), Carlos
ROMERO Barcelo; 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
</p>
<p>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
</p>
<p>Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants
are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
</p>
<p>Elections:
</p>
<p> Governor: last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA
November 1996); results - Pedro ROSSELLO (PND) 50%, Victoria
MUNOZ (PPD) 46%, Fernando MARTIN (PIP) 4%
</p>
<p> Senate: last held 3 November 1992 (next to be held NA
November 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -
(27 total) seats by party NA
</p>
<p> US House of Representatives: last held 3 November 1992 (next
to be held NA November 1996); results - percent of vote by party
NA; seats - (1 total) seats by party NA; note - Puerto Rico
elects one representative to the US House of Representatives,
Carlos Romero BARCELO
</p>
<p> House of Representatives: last held 3 November 1992 (next to
be held NA November 1996); results - percent of vote by party
NA; seats - (53 total) seats by party NA
</p>
<p>Executive branch: US president, US vice president, governor
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: bicameral Legislative Assembly consists of
an upper house or Senate and a lower house or House of
Representatives
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Court
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State: President William Jefferson CLINTON (since
20 January 1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20
January 1993)
</p>
<p> Head of Government: Governor Pedro ROSSELLO (since NA
January 1993)
</p>
<p>Member of: CARICOM (observer), ECLAC (associate), FAO
(associate), ICFTU, IOC, WCL, WFTU, WHO (associate), WTO
(associate)
</p>
<p>Diplomatic representation in US: none (commonwealth associated
with the US)
</p>
<p>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
</p></body></article></text>