Well, honey, Puerto Rico is the closest thing to a possession or protectorate the US has. It's a territory, not a state, but it's just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the mainland. So, if Uncle Sam needs to keep an eye on something close by, Puerto Rico's the one.
The possession or protectorate that is closest to the United States is Washington, D.C. The D.C. stands for District of Columbia, which is actually a protectorate of the United States. The next closest is Puerto Rico.
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Puerto Rico is 2,288 miles from the United States and the closest protectorate.
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Puerto Rico.
Guam is the farthest possession/protectorate from the United States, located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 6,000 miles away from the mainland.
No. Alabama is a US state, not a US protectorate.
The Philippines is closest to Guam, which is a US possession in the western Pacific Ocean. Guam is located southeast of the Philippines, approximately 1,500 miles away.
Egypt (it was actually a protectorate, but it was the northernmost British African Colony)
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