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Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States. The various American territories differ from the U.S. states and Indian reservations as they are not sovereign entities.
The United States has control over fourteen territories. Five of them (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) have a permanent, nonmilitary population, while nine of them (the United States Minor Outlying Islands) do not.
Flag, Name And Postal Abbreviation [8]Flag, Name And Postal Abbreviation [8]Cities(capital)Cities(largest [12])ALAKAZARU.S. Territories Map: The United States of America holds claim to 16 territories outside of the United States. These range from Puerto Rico, with over 140 smaller islands and over 3 million residents, to uninhabited territories (and disputed territories) such as Bajo Nuevo Bank, Navassa Island, Serranilla Bank, and Wake Island.
May 31, 2024 · Tropical Island in American Samoa. Found in the South Pacific, American Somoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States. Administered by the US Department of Interior, it consists of five volcanic islands and two coral atolls. The United States gained control of the islands in 1900 after the land was ceded to them by the Tutuila, a ...
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- American Samoa. Total area: 77 square miles (199 sq km) Population: 51,504. Nearly all 12 of the islands of American Samoa are volcanic in origin and have coral reefs around them.
- Baker Island. Total area: .81 square miles (2.1 sq km) Population: Uninhabited. An unpopulated coral atoll, Baker Island is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge and visited by more than a dozen varieties of birds as well as endangered and threatened sea turtles.
- Guam. Total area: 210 square miles (544 sq km) Population: 167,358. The largest island in Micronesia, Guam doesn't have large cities but does have some large villages on the island.
- Howland Island. Total area: 1 square mile (2.6 sq km) Population: Uninhabited. About halfway between Australia and Hawaii, the uninhabited Howland Island is mostly submerged.
A complete guide to the history and status of United States territories, including Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
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A map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at different scales, and the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from this map.
