Puerto Rico

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico) is a commonwealth of the United States located east of the Dominican Republic in the northeastern Caribbean. Puerto Rico, the smallest of the Greater Antilles, includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands and keys, including Mona, Vieques, and Culebra.

The nature of Puerto Rico's political relationship with the United States is the subject of ongoing debate in the island. Those who support maintaining the status quo (i.e., Commonwealth status) insist that upon attaining this status, Puerto Rico entered into a voluntary association with the U.S. "in the nature of a compact", but opponents of Commonwealth disagree: according to them, Puerto Rico is no more than an unincorporated organized territory of the United States, subject to the plenary powers of the United States Congress.

Sesame Street resident Maria Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico. At the beginning of Season 11 (1979-1980), Maria, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch took a trip to the Commonwealth to visit Maria's family. In Episode 2574 (1989), Maria's mother visited Sesame Street while Maria was pregnant with Gabi.

Joe Raposo wrote a song called "Puerto Rico", which was recorded by Jose Feliciano for the 1974 album ¡Sesame Mucho!