San Juan hosts marine mammal scientists’ first biennial conference in Latin America
More than 1,600 people registered for the 26th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine...
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US Territory
Puerto Rico
How the Democratic sweep to power will affect the US territories, in context
When Democrats take control of Congress on January 3, 2027, the committees that handle federal...
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Most in US territories prefer current territorial status in Pasquines poll
On November 3, 2026, voters in four United States territories elect delegates to the US House who...
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Puerto Rico voters back statehood but sour on González-Colón, Pasquines poll finds
A majority of registered voters in Puerto Rico prefer statehood, according to Pasquines’ October...
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Census proposal to drop race and ethnicity questions could erase the “Puerto Rican” checkbox
The United States Census Bureau has proposed rules for the 2030 census that would bar questions...
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#TBT: October 29, 2026
On October 30, 1950, Blanca Canales led Nationalists in Jayuya in declaring Puerto Rico a free...
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ICE operations intensify across San Juan as border czar Tom Homan visits Puerto Rico
United States immigration agents carried out operations in several San Juan neighborhoods from...
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United States calls for ending UN decolonization committee, citing Puerto Rico hearings
The United States called on October 15, 2026, for ending the mandate of the United Nations Special...
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Harris is talking about Puerto Rico statehood. Will it matter?
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correctly identify a poll as a 2024 survey...
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#TBT: September 24, 2026
Following the initial uprising in the town of Lares on September 23, revolutionaries officially...
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Territory-wide
Regional
At a glance
- Status
- Unincorporated territory
- Citizenship
- US citizens
- Capital
- San Juan
- Population
- 3.2 million
- Land area
- 3,515 sq mi
- Language
- Spanish, English
- President
- Donald Trump (R)
- Governor
- Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R)
- Resident Commissioner
- Pablo José Hernández Rivera (PDP, D)
- Presidential vote
- No
- Voting representation in Congress
- No
- Official website
- www.pr.gov
- Codes
- ZIP006xx, 007xx, 009xxPhone787, 939
