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A territory is an insular area protected and adminstered by the United States.
A commonwealth is a self-governing insular area that elects to be part of the United States.
Commonwealths, territories, and protectorates are insular areas whose people are citizens of the United States, with the exception of America Samoa. The Samoans are nationals--free to go anywhere in the United States--but they are not citizens.
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∙ 9y agoThere are three commonwealth US territory. The three commonwealth territory are American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana.
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What is the relationship between US and Puerto Rico?
Its called a US Commonwealth. Its like a state in many ways but remains a US Territory.
What term best describes Puerto Rico's political status?
Puerto Rico is part of the United States. It is called a commonwealth.
Is Puerto Rico the fifty-first state of the US?
That may happen some day, but for now it is a US Territory.
When was Puerto Rico established as US territory?
Puerto Rico became a US Territory following the Spanish-American War in 1898, and its residents became US citizens in 1917. It has been a US Commonwealth since 1952.
What is A self-governing territory associated with another country?
Commonwealth
What is the commonwealth territory?
There are three commonwealth US territory. The three commonwealth territory are American Samoa, Guam and Northern Mariana.
Is a commonwealth of the US.?
no it is a Territory of the U.S ^^^^whoever wrote this is stupid...guam is US territory...
Is PR a colony or a commonwealth of the US?
They are an unincorporated US Territory.
Puerto Rico is an island that is a commonwealth of?
It is the Commonwealth pf Puerto Rico and an unicorporated Territory of the US.
Which Spanish-speaking territory is a commonwealth of the US?
Puerto Rico.
What US Territory is a commonwealth?
Puerto Rico uses that terminology.
What is the relationship between US and Puerto Rico?
Its called a US Commonwealth. Its like a state in many ways but remains a US Territory.
Who lets new states become part of the US?
A US Territory or as with Puerto Rico, a US Commonwealth, can apply for statehood into the United States first by a vote of the people in the territory. The US Congress accepts the finalized application. The territory, as one condition for example must have its own constitution.
Is Peru commonwealth or a territory?
Peru is neither a commonwealth nor a territory but an independent nation.
Is Malaysia a us territory?
No, it is an independent country from 1963. It is still part of the British Commonwealth.
What term best describes Puerto Rico's political status?
Puerto Rico is part of the United States. It is called a commonwealth.
Is saipan a US territory?
Yes it is No, it is not. The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), is a Commonwealth in political union with the US and is guided by a Covenant. Saipan is only one island of the 14 islands that make up the CNMI. Guam, the southernmost island in the Marianas archipelago, is a US Territory.
