Puerto Rico is not a third world country because it is not a separate country.
Matter of fact Puerto Rico, is part of the United States. That's why you don't need a passport to leave or enter. They use U.S. Dollars, etc,etc.
Puerto Rico is an advanced and educated country. Here are some facts from
Literacy Rate: 94% (Very educated!)
Life Expectancy: 78 (Pretty Healthy)
Economic summary:
GDP/PPP (2007 est.): $77.41 billion;
per capita $19,600
Real growth rate: 1.2%.
Inflation: 6.5% (2003 est.).
Unemployment: 12% (2002).
Communications:
Telephones: main lines in use: 1.038 million (2005); mobile cellular: 3.354 million (2005).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 74, FM 53, shortwave 0 (2005).
Radios: 2.7 million (1997).
Television broadcast stations: 32 (2006).
Televisions: 1.021 million (1997).
internet Service Providers (ISPs): 413 (2007).
Internet users: 915,600 (2005). (technologicallly advanced)
Cuba is very poor. It used to get money from the Soviet Union but when the Soviet Union dissolved, Cuba had more financial difficulties. The US is still embargoing goods to Cuba so this also hurts the Cuban economy.
I'm pretty sure not. It's a developing country.
Cuba is no longer considered a third world country. Their poverty does not compare with other nations and they have a higher literacy rate than the U.S.
No. The Cayman Islands are an overseas territory of the United Kingdom - a First World country.
No it is a US Territory.
Yes
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Sadly Puerto Rico have yet to win a world cup.
no
Soy de Puerto Rico. (I'm from Puerto Rico) or Soy puertorriqueño. (I'm a Puerto Rican)
In the Greater Antilles.
Yes, in Cuba and in Puerto Rico there is prejudice, just like every nation in the world.
No, Puerto Rico is an island.Actually Puerto Rico is NOT a continent ; it is an island .
The World Bank lists Puerto Rico as a high income country.
Christians have composed about 33% of the world's population for .....Caribbean Puerto Rico details about 98.7% of population..
A remote possibility, but if that option is chosen by a vast majority of the Puerto Rican voters then the US Congress might oblige them. I wish Puerto Rico was independent
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