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{{Nation
|common_name=Puerto Rico
|full_name=
|lifespan=1493-present
|flag=Flag of Puerto Rico.jpeg
|map=Locator PuertoRico.png
|established=Beginning of Spanish Colonialism (1493)
Articles of Dominionship ratified (
Independence from Spain (1934)
Current Constitution (1943)
|capital= San Juan
|largest_city= {{unbulleted_list | San Juan}}
|population= 3.2 Million
|government_type= Unitary constitutional
|area= 9,104 km2
|languages= {{unbulleted_list | Spanish (Official)}}
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'''Puerto Rico''' ('''Spanish'' ''for'' 'Rich Port'; abbreviated '''PR),''' officially the '''The Republic of Puerto Rico'''
== History ==
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=== Reform ===
The unrest of the 1840's shook Spanish colonial officials and reinforced the belief that administration of the Spanish American colonies needed reform. In 1842 slavery was abolished by order of Spanish royal decree, in which fears of slave rebellions in Puerto Rico and Cuba was commonly cited as major reason. Increasing resentment by colonials to Spanish rule throughout the colonies combined with economic issues at home in Spain led to a series of liberal agitations across Spanish America in the mid 19th century and small local independentistas rebellions led to to the independence and formation of popular governance in most of
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{{Nations of the World}}
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