Infrastructure Economy of Puerto Rico
1 infrastructure 1.1 education 1.2 healthcare 1.3 postal service , shipping 1.4 security 1.5 telecommunications 1.6 transportation infrastructure puerto rico has modern infrastructure , institutional framework guided regulations of u.s. federal agencies, of have active , continued presence in island. intents , purposes puerto rico treated if state of united states, albeit not being one. virtually federal laws apply on island, save few exceptions, including strong , robust protection intellectual property , contracts. education preschool education, care, , services (including head start , head start) free low income families private daycares being common , within walking distance in urban areas. primary , secondary education compulsory , free regardless of income through more 1,400 public schools. ten public schools considered prestigious locally, of them being magnet schools, graduate highest scores on island of college board s peau (latin america s equivalent of sat). 2 examples of th