FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   942   943   944   945   946   947   948   949   950   951   952   953   954   955   956   957   958   959   960   961   962   963   964   965   966  
967   968   969   970   971   972   973   974   975   976   977   978   979   980   981   982   983   984   985   986   987   988   989   990   991   >>   >|  
000); House of Representatives--last held 5 November 1996 (next to be held 7 November 2000) election results: Senate--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--PNP 19, PPD 8, PIP 1; House of Representatives--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--PNP 37, PPD 16, PIP 1 note: Puerto Rico elects one nonvoting representative to the US House of Representatives; elections last held 5 November 1996 (next to be held 7 November 2000); results--percent of vote by party--NA; seats by party--PNP 1 (Carlos Romero BARCELO) Judicial branch: Supreme Court (justices appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate); Superior Courts (justices appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate); Municipal Courts (justices appointed by the governor with the consent of the Senate) Political parties and leaders: National Republican Party of Political pressure groups and leaders: Armed Forces for National Liberation or FALN; Volunteers of the Puerto Rican Revolution; Boricua Popular Army (also known as the Macheteros); Armed Forces of Popular Resistance International organization participation: Caricom (observer), ECLAC (associate), FAO (associate), ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, WCL, WFTU, WHO (associate) Diplomatic representation in the US: none (commonwealth associated with the US) Diplomatic representation from the US: none (commonwealth associated with the US) Flag description: 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 Economy Economy--overview: Puerto Rico has one of the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region. A diverse industrial sector has surpassed agriculture as the primary locus of economic activity and income. Encouraged by duty-free access to the US and by tax incentives, US firms have invested heavily in Puerto Rico since the 1950s. US minimum wage laws apply. Sugar production has lost out to dairy production and other livestock products as the main source of income in the agricultural sector. Tourism has traditionally been an important source of income for the island, with estimated arrivals of nearly 4 million tourists in 1993. Construction and tourism were the leading sectors in economic growth in 1998. GDP: purchasing power parity
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   942   943   944   945   946   947   948   949   950   951   952   953   954   955   956   957   958   959   960   961   962   963   964   965   966  
967   968   969   970   971   972   973   974   975   976   977   978   979   980   981   982   983   984   985   986   987   988   989   990   991   >>   >|  



Top keywords:
Puerto
 
Senate
 

November

 

appointed

 

Representatives

 
associate
 

governor

 

consent

 

percent

 

justices


income

 

Political

 

Courts

 

leaders

 

National

 
Forces
 
Economy
 
sector
 

economic

 
source

production

 

Diplomatic

 
commonwealth
 

Popular

 
representation
 

results

 
incentives
 

overview

 

access

 
minimum

heavily

 

invested

 
Encouraged
 

economies

 
surpassed
 
Caribbean
 

industrial

 

diverse

 

agriculture

 

primary


dynamic

 
activity
 

region

 

Construction

 
tourism
 

tourists

 
million
 

arrivals

 
leading
 

purchasing