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the2real4mafol said:
sc94597 said:
the2real4mafol said:
Why does Puerto Rico belong to the USA? I thought it was an independent country

It's a renmant territory gained after the Spanish-American war. 

I just looked it up and that was over 100 years ago, how come it wasn't considered to become a state till now?

Good question.