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July 31, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
April 13, 2006	Good article nominee	Listed
August 9, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
September 14, 2007	Peer review	Reviewed
July 7, 2009	Good article reassessment	Delisted
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Section sizes

Section size for Puerto Rico (50 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	29,663	29,663
Etymology	10,978	10,978
History	3,210	14,268
U.S. era	2,553	11,058
21st century	8,505	8,505
Geography	13,638	28,823
Climate	5,274	5,274
Biodiversity	9,911	9,911
Government and politics	6,619	42,424
Political parties and elections	2,298	2,298
Political status	12,447	12,447
Administrative divisions	878	878
Foreign and intergovernmental relations	5,802	5,802
Military	7,781	7,781
Law	3,105	6,599
Crime	3,494	3,494
Economy	17,638	53,604
Tourism	3,163	3,163
Fiscal debt	5,949	5,949
Public finances	8,190	8,190
Cost of living	9,209	9,209
Transportation	2,474	2,474
Utilities	18	4,605
Electricity	3,365	3,365
Water and sewage	1,222	1,222
Telecommunications	2,376	2,376
Demographics	3,383	49,678
Population distribution	3,507	3,507
Population makeup	6,873	6,873
Immigration and emigration	7,457	7,457
Languages	5,153	5,153
Religion	18,373	18,373
Education and literacy	2,775	2,775
Health	2,157	2,157
Culture	3,644	29,439
Architecture	4,434	4,434
Arts	2,098	2,098
Literature	3,981	3,981
Media	1,185	1,185
Music	1,991	1,991
Philately	2,137	2,137
Cuisine	1,736	1,736
Sports	8,233	8,233
See also	174	174
Notes	24	24
References	28	28
External links	1,527	3,962
Geography	71	71
United States government	517	517
United Nations Declaration on Puerto Rico	1,847	1,847
Total	263,065	263,065

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pending plebiscite

There is a binding plebiscite vote in the works for November 2023. Not yet approved, but even the proposal is noteworthy for the history section. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-lawmakers-urge-binding-vote-puerto-rico-statehood-84842296

Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2024

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2603:9000:20F0:3CD0:3505:F3CC:872B:1814 (talk) 19:34, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Us commonwealth

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 20:33, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 30 March 2024

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In the date format, it should be noted that Puerto Rico uses mm/dd/yyyy in English but uses dd/mm/yyy in Spanish. TranquiRun (talk) 01:35, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Though the current information on date format is also unsourced; not sure if we should remove it entirely. This seems to be a common issue for date formats, as seen in List of date formats by country, presumably because date formats are so commonly used that no one actually bothers to formalise them in text. Liu1126 (talk) 13:39, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Immigration and emigration

I have removed the following sentence, which is obviously incorrect as written and not supported by the reference. It was possibly intended to refer to legal immigrants.

As of 2019, Puerto Rico was home to 100,000 permanent legal residents.^[1]

References

^ Corpus, Elizabeth (30 September 2019). "Migrants rebuild their lives in Puerto Rico despite challenges". Arc Publishing. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

TSventon (talk) 12:12, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2024

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Commonwealth Status allows Puerto Rico to keep its culture while maintain a strong, quasi-state relationship with the United States. If the situation arises, Puerto Rico could vote for independence which is something that it could not do if it becomes a state Gabriellexmendez (talk) 15:41, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 16:42, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request October 3rd 2024

3rd paragraph contains a typo, replace "Overseas" with "Oversees", sentence containing typo included below for ease of locating the error " as it is not a state, Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the U.S. Congress, which overseas it under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950. Congress approved a territorial constitution in 1952" 2600:1003:A810:2FF6:FC4F:F904:8ACE:AF9F (talk) 22:50, 3 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Typo

In the third paragraph, “overseas” should be “oversees” 2600:1008:B0CA:794E:1429:AACB:FED5:1281 (talk) 23:44, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done --AntiDionysius (talk) 23:47, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 December 2024

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"change the president from joe biden to donald trump because of the election" 174.171.74.77 (talk) 02:28, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The update will be made after the inauguration; for the moment, the present value remains correct. Nikkimaria (talk) 02:29, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Newly added reference

I have recently added a reference for a claim in the history section and sub section U.S. era reference number 64. I am new, so i may have made a mistake. Please let me know if i did. Planelover26 (talk) 03:16, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Planelover26, thanks for helping to source the article! It's a helpful addition. To better refine, it would be best placed after "which made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens,", as the source you added covers that part of the text, but not the constitution part. Best, CMD (talk) 03:26, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Chipmunkdavis Thank you for the advice, i have moved the placement of the reference. I can't find anything related to the constitution, so i will leave it un referenced for now. Please let me know if i made any more mistakes. Planelover26 (talk) 03:56, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 17 February 2025

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There is errors in this sentence:

"The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of 5,320 square miles (13,800 km2), of which 3,420 sq mi (8,900 km2) is land and 1,900 sq mi (4,900 km2) is water.[82] "

It should be (source the same [82]) :

"The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has an area of 3515 square miles (9104 km2), of which 3459 sq mi (8959 km2) is land and 56 sq mi (145 km2) is water.[82]" Audraudra (talk) 22:37, 17 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Kline • talk • contribs 15:26, 18 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Corpus, Elizabeth (30 September 2019). "Migrants rebuild their lives in Puerto Rico despite challenges". Arc Publishing. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

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