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The University of Connecticut Libraries list the following as United States Territories:

American Samoa

Baker Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC)

Federated States of Micronesia ( In 1979 they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States.)

Guam

Howland Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC)

Jarvis Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC)

Johnston Atoll -- (under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Air Force)

Kingman Reef -- (uninhabited, under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Navy)

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Midway Islands -- (under the responsibility of the US Fish & Wildlife Service)

Navassa Island -- (uninhabited, administered from Washington, DC)

Palmyra Atoll -- (uninhabited, under the responsibility of the U.S. Dept. of Interior)

Puerto Rico

U.S. Virgin Islands

Wake Island -- (under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Air Force)

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Puerto Rico

Guam

Federated States of Micronesia

U.S. Virgin Islands

Marianas

American Samoa

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What are the The US' Pacific possessions?

The US has many possessions in the Pacific, one well known one is Hawaii, a US state added in 1959, but there are other Pacific territories. Unincorporated Organized Territories Unincorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution doesn’t automatically apply. Organized territories are territories that are self-governing to a degree. They are… Guam Northern Mariana Islands Unincorporated Unorganized Territories Unincorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution doesn’t automatically apply. Unorganized territories are territories that are not self-governing. They are… Howland Island Wake Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Reef American Samoa (It has an organized government, but Congress hasn’t updated American Samoa yet) Incorporated Unorganized Territories Incorporated territories are territories where the US Constitution automatically applies. Unorganized territories are territories that are not self-governing. Palmyra Atoll Freely Associated Countries These are independent countries, and are recognized as such, but there in a deal with the US, where the US defends, and economically supports these countries, in exchange for being allowed to build military bases. People from the US can live, and work in these countries, and people from these countries can live, and work in the US. Palau Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia


Does America have 51 states?

There are only 50 states, period. Other US possessions, such as Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands, are known as US Territories.


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What are the names of the US territories?

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