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Is the Caribbean part of the US?

The Caribbean is a region with many different countries. The Unites States has two Caribbean territories: Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.


For how many years was the Philippine Islands a U. S. territory?

The Philippine Islands were a US territory from 1898 or 1903, depending on how you consider the political situation in those years, until full independence was achieved in 1946. So it was a US possession for 43 - 48 years.


Which of these is not a territory of the US?

The territories of the USA are: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.


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.


How many US territories in 1910?

Four. In 1910 Arizona, New Mexico, Alaska, and Hawaii were all incorporated territories. Wake Island was an uninhabited unincorporated territory at the time. Puerto Rico was not a territory per se but held special status as a US possession. The Philippines, American Samoa, The Panama Canal Zone, Guam, were occupied by the US at the time but did not hold the status of an incorporated territory. This was important because in 1905 the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution did not fully apply in unincorporated territories or other possessions. The Guantanamo Bay Navy Base was in US possession at the time but it has always been considered to be an extraterritorial jurisdiction under the rule of the US Navy rather than a territory. The US held possession of numerous small and often uninhabited Caribbean and Pacific islands as well but none of them held the status of a territory.

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What region of the US is Puerto Rico located?

It is a U.S. territory that is located in the Caribbean Sea, near the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Who ruled many of the Caribbean islands until recently?

Many of the Caribbean islands were once foreign territories or Spain, The Netherlands, France, UK, US or the Dutch. Many of the islands are still part of those nations.


Is the Caribbean part of the US?

The Caribbean is a region with many different countries. The Unites States has two Caribbean territories: Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.


When did the virgin island become a US territory?

The United States purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917. This acquisition was made to ensure the U.S. had control over the Caribbean during World War I, and the islands have been a U.S. territory ever since.


What country is 00164?

The country code 00164 corresponds to the United States Virgin Islands. This territory is located in the Caribbean and is an unincorporated territory of the United States. The US Virgin Islands consist of several islands, including St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix.


Why were the islands of the Caribbean of value to the US?

Money, the islands in the Caribbean were large trading ports in the 19th and 20th century


Are the Virgin Islands a third world country?

No the Virgin islands are not countries. They are territories. There are two Virgin Islands. The first if the British Virgin Islands - Which is a territory of the United Kingdom and then there is the US Virgin Islands which are a territory of the United States. No.. a territory of the United States


Which territory has the most islands The islands are located in which oceans?

In the us


Which territory has the most islands. the islands are located in which oceans?

In the us


Which territory has the most islands in the Islands are located in which ocean?

In the us


Is Puerto Rico out of US?

Yes, it is a Caribbean island US Territory.


Are the US virgin islands part of the Caribbean?

They are located in the Caribbean Sea, so yes, they are a part of the Caribbean.