Flag and Facts
The Puerto Rico flag looks very similar to the United States flag; it contains the same colors and a very similar layout of the 5 red and white stripes and the big white star in the blue triangle. The flag was chosen in New York City by the Puerto Rican people of the Cuban Revolutionary Party on December 22, 1895 but wasn’t fully recognized until July 25, 1952. But, the Puerto Rico flag was frequently treated as a revolutionary provocation in 1898. People don’t really know who made the flag; some people think that Antonio Vélez Alvardo conceived the flag and Micaela Dalmau de Carreras sewed it, but others think that Manuel de Besosa conceived the flag and his daughter sewed it. The white star in the blue triangle represents the commonwealth that makes Puerto Rico associated with the United States, the white stripes represent human rights and freedom of individuals, and the red stripes and the 3 corners of the blue triangle represent the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government. (Smith).
Economy
In Puerto Rico, wages are distributed more evenly; at 0.457, industries like airlines, restaurants, insurance companies, etc. are all managed in Puerto Rico. Mainly used as an economy for service and manufacturing, Puerto Rico’s GDP per capita is $28,500, which is almost $10,000 more than the Dominican Republic’s. Some industries in Puerto Rico are pharmaceuticals, electronics, apparel, food products, and tourism, but 5.96% of the population is unemployed and 13.7% of the population is youth unemployment. The public debt in Puerto Rico is 51.6% of the GDP and the tax rate is 8.9% of the GDP. Some exports include chemicals, electronics, apparel, and rum and some of Puerto Rico’s major imports are chemicals, machinery and equipment, and food. The United States is Puerto Rico’s main trading partner because it is included in the US Customs system. Although Puerto Rico is involved with the US, they also trade with Singapore, Japan, Brazil, and Ireland. Some agricultural products include milk, plantains, bananas, chicken, tomatoes, mangos, and eggs. Overall, Puerto Rico’s economy has wide ranges as to what people do for occupations and what other countries Puerto Rico interacts with.