The territories and commonwealths considered part of the United States include Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. These territories are under U.S. jurisdiction but do not have the same status as states. Residents of these territories are U.S. citizens or nationals, though their voting rights and representation in Congress are limited.
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It's part of the US Army's function to use force and occupy territories when ordered to do so.
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Guam and P.R. are territories of the U.S. The Phillipines are no longer a part of the U.S.
The People's Republic of China (Mainland) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are sovereign nations and are therefore not territories of the United States of America.
No. It was part of the Spanish territories in North America, but was sold in 1763 to Britain and from there, became a US territory.
For the most part they bought the territories. This allows the US to expand to other parts of the world.
The Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia do not border any part of the US.
Guam and midway and the virgin islands
The US territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are the closest US territories, being 1200m away of the southeastern part of the Main land.
Puerto Rico is not in Mexico. It is a US Territory in the Caribbean where it is a part of the Greater Antilles.
Part of the Marshall Islands are a part of the US. (The islands of Bikini and Enewetak use to be US nuclear test sites.)
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palestinian territories are occupied by israel.
Yes
Washington DC is part of the US but not a state, it is a district.