The US territory of Guam is the closest possession or protectorate to the United States. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, Guam is approximately 3,800 miles away from the mainland US. As an unincorporated territory of the United States, Guam is under American sovereignty and is an important strategic location for the US Military in the region.
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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