^ "The Star-Spangled Banner" serves as the naitional anthem for the Unitit States o Americae an its territories.
^ "The term 'Commonweel' disna describe or provide for ony specific poleetical status or relationship. It haes, for example, been applied tae baith states an territories. When uised in connection wi auries unner U.S. sovereignty that are nae states, the term broadly describes an aurie that is sel-govrenin unner a constitution o its adoption an whase richt o sel-govrenment will nae be unilaterally widrawn bi Congress."[10]
Territorial organizationPR Capitol, south side
Puerto Rico (/ˌpɔːrtəˈriːkoʊ/ or /ˌpwɛərtəˈriːkoʊ/),[note 1] offeecially the Commonweel o Puerto Rico (Spainish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, [esˈtaðo ˈlibɾe asosˈjaðo ðe ˈpweɾto ˈriko]—literally Associatit Free State o Puerto Rico), is an unincorporatit territory o the Unitit States, locatit in the northeastren Caribbean Sea, east o the Dominican Republic an wast o the Virgin Islands.
Puerto Rico (Spaingie for "rich port") comprises an archipelago that includes the main island o Puerto Rico an a nummer o smawer islands, the lairgest o which are Vieques, Culebra, an Mona. The main island o Puerto Rico is the smawest bi land aurie o the Greater Antilles. It, housomeivver, ranks third in population amang that group o fower islands, which an aa include Cuba, Hispaniola, an Jamaica.
Puerto Ricans eften caw the island Borinquen, frae Borikén, its indigenous Taíno name, which means "Land o the Valiant Lord".[13][14][15] The terms boricua an borincano derive frae Borikén an Borinquen respectively, an are commonly uised tae identify someane o Puerto Rican heritage. The island is an aa popularly kent in Spaingie as "La Isla del Encanto" which means "The Island o Enchantment" in Inglis.