United States territories

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political territorial entity territory of a country

United States territories are regions under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United States that are not part of any state, such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Aliases (14)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political territorial entity → territory of a country →
citizenshipStatusVariesByTerritory	true →
constitutionalBasis	Article IV Section 3 Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution →
country	United States of America →
currentInhabitedTerritories	American Samoa → Guam → Northern Mariana Islands → Puerto Rico → United States Virgin Islands →
federalRepresentation	non-voting delegate or resident commissioner in U.S. House of Representatives →
governedBy	United States Congress →
governedUnder	Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution →
hasPart	American Samoa → Baker Island → Guam → Guantánamo Bay Naval Base → Howland Island → Jarvis Island → Johnston Atoll → Kingman Reef → Midway Atoll → Navassa Island → Northern Mariana Islands → Palmyra Atoll → Puerto Rico → U.S. Minor Outlying Islands → United States Virgin Islands → Wake Island →
historicallyIncluded	Alaska Territory → Arizona Territory → Dakota Territory → Hawaii Territory → New Mexico Territory → Oklahoma Territory → Panama Canal Zone → Philippine Islands → Puerto Rico Territory (before commonwealth status) →
includesOfficialLanguagesBeyondEnglish	Carolinian in Northern Mariana Islands → Chamorro in Guam → Samoan in American Samoa → Spanish in Puerto Rico →
includesType	incorporated territory → inhabited territory → organized territory → unincorporated territory → uninhabited territory → unorganized territory →
jurisdictionOf	United States federal government →
legalStatus	not part of any U.S. state →
partOf	United States of America →
presidentialVote	no electoral votes for U.S. president except via absentee voting from a state →
primaryLanguage	English →
relatedConcept	insular area of the United States → overseas territory →
sovereignState	United States of America →
sovereignty	United States of America →
usesCurrency	United States dollar →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
District of Alaska ("United States insular areas") → Municipality of Culebra ("United States unincorporated territories") → Panama Canal Zone ("United States overseas territories") → U.S. Caribbean territories ("United States insular areas") → U.S. Pacific territories ("United States insular areas") →	partOf
Insular Cases doctrine → Militia Act of 1903 ("Territories of the United States") → Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act → United States territorial law →	appliesTo
NLS ("U.S. territories") → National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled ("U.S. territories") → United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("U.S. territories") → United States Postal Service →	serviceArea
Civil Rights Division ("U.S. territories") → Food and Nutrition Service ("U.S. territories") → United States territorial courts →	appliesToJurisdiction
NATA ("U.S. territories") → National Historic Landmark ("U.S. territories") → Public Law 74-292 ("United States and its territories") →	geographicCoverage
Piumafua ("United States unincorporated territory") → Vaitogi ("United States unincorporated territory") → veterans benefits regional offices ("U.S. territories") →	locatedIn
Pago Pago ("United States Minor Outlying and Territorial areas (statistical grouping)") → Water Island ("United States Minor Outlying and Insular Areas (broad classification)") →	belongsTo
Marine Corps Recruiting Command → Veterans Health Administration ("U.S. territories") →	operatesIn
Fundamentals of Engineering exam ("United States and U.S. territories") → Migratory Bird Treaty Act ("United States and its territories") →	region
National Industrial Security Program ("United States and its territories") →	appliesIn
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico ("territory of Puerto Rico") →	appliesJurisdiction
PBS ("U.S. territories") →	areaServed
USGS topographic maps ("U.S. territories") →	coverage
National Water Information System ("United States and territories") →	dataCoverage
Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program ("U.S. territories") →	eligibleRecipients
United States diaspora →	formsCommunityIn
National Drug Threat Assessment ("United States and its territories") →	geographicFocus
Merchant Marine Act of 1936 ("United States and its territories") →	geographicScope
Title 48 of the United States Code →	governs
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ("U.S. territories") →	implementedBy
Territorial Clause of the United States Constitution →	jurisdiction
U.S. consulates ("United States territory") →	locatedOutsideJurisdiction
Puerto Rican independence movement ("United States territorial status of Puerto Rico") →	opposes
Wild West ("U.S. territories") →	politicalStatus
United States Volunteers ("U.S. territories") →	recruitmentArea
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards ("U.S. territories") →	regionServed
National Spatial Reference System ("U.S. territories") →	scope