Government of Puerto Rico

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The Government of Puerto Rico is the territorial government responsible for administering the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches operating under its own constitution.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public authority
territorial government
appliesToJurisdiction Puerto Rico
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Puerto Rico
surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
currency US dollar
surface form: United States dollar
dateEstablished 1952
dividesInto municipalities of Puerto Rico
establishedBy Constitution of Puerto Rico
surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act
executiveHeadTitle Governor of Puerto Rico
follows United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States
hasAgency Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
Puerto Rico Department of Education
Puerto Rico Department of Health
Puerto Rico Department of Justice
Puerto Rico Department of Treasury
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority
Puerto Rico Police Bureau
University of Puerto Rico system
hasBudget budget of the Government of Puerto Rico
hasCabinet Council of Secretaries of Puerto Rico
hasCapital San Juan
hasElectionsFor Governor of Puerto Rico
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
mayors of Puerto Rico
municipal legislatures of Puerto Rico
hasExecutiveBranch Government of Puerto Rico self-linksurface differs
surface form: Executive Branch of Puerto Rico
hasJudicialBranch Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico
hasLegislativeBranch Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
headOfGovernment Governor of Puerto Rico
headOfState President of the United States
judicialBody Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
languageUsed English
Spanish
legalForm commonwealth government
legislativeBody House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
Senate of Puerto Rico
locatedIn Caribbean Sea
United States of America
surface form: United States

West Indies
partOf United States government
surface form: United States federal system

political system of Puerto Rico
subordinateTo United States Congress
federal judiciary of the United States
usesLegalSystem civil law
common law

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Juan municipality isSeatOf Government of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of State (oversight of municipalities) partOf Government of Puerto Rico
subject surface form: Puerto Rico Department of State
Governor of Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Governor of Puerto Rico hasJurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of Puerto Rico
P.R. Const. art. VIII appliesTo Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of State of Puerto Rico memberOf Government of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Executive Branch of Puerto Rico
Article VI of the Constitution of Puerto Rico appliesTo Government of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Energy Bureau subordinateTo Government of Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao operatedBy Government of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Treasury of Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
DH partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico jurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico
Hacienda partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Operation Bootstrap (Operación Manos a la Obra) initiatedBy Government of Puerto Rico
subject surface form: Operation Bootstrap
Puerto Rico Medical Emergency Corps governingBody Government of Puerto Rico
Supreme Court partOf Government of Puerto Rico
subject surface form: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico chiefLegalOfficerOf Government of Puerto Rico
PRDOJ partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Gobierno de Puerto Rico
PRPA parentOrganization Government of Puerto Rico
subject surface form: Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Port of Ponce jurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Consumer Affairs of Puerto Rico partOf Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Housing of Puerto Rico jurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico
Secretary of Public Safety of Puerto Rico jurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico
Port of Arecibo governedBy Government of Puerto Rico
Port of Guayama jurisdiction Government of Puerto Rico
PRASA owner Government of Puerto Rico
PRASA parentOrganization Government of Puerto Rico
PRHTA parentOrganization Government of Puerto Rico
Port of Guayanilla governedBy Government of Puerto Rico
Pedro Albizu Campos imprisonedBy Government of Puerto Rico
Cayo de Tierra (Vieques) governedBy Government of Puerto Rico
Roberto Sánchez Vilella employer Government of Puerto Rico
Municipal government of Canóvanas oversightBy Government of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: central government of Puerto Rico
Balneario de Carolina managedBy Government of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Puerto Rico government
environmental education division operatedBy Government of Puerto Rico
subject surface form: Environmental Education Division (Puerto Rico DNER)
Casa Blanca owner Government of Puerto Rico
Ballajá Barracks operator Government of Puerto Rico