United States territories
E30797
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.
All labels observed (25)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T126178 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States territories Context triple: [United States Postal Service, serviceArea, United States territories]
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A.
U.S. Pacific territories
U.S. Pacific territories are a group of American island jurisdictions in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam and American Samoa, that extend U.S. political, military, and maritime presence across the region.
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B.
U.S. Caribbean territories
The U.S. Caribbean territories are American island jurisdictions in the Caribbean Sea, such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that extend U.S. political, economic, and maritime presence into the region.
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C.
U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a Caribbean archipelago and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its tropical beaches, tourism, and strategic location.
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D.
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, strategic location, and rugged volcanic landscapes.
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E.
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands is a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United States, located in the western Pacific Ocean and known for its Micronesian culture and strategic military significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States territories Target entity description: 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.
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A.
U.S. Pacific territories
U.S. Pacific territories are a group of American island jurisdictions in the Pacific Ocean, such as Guam and American Samoa, that extend U.S. political, military, and maritime presence across the region.
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B.
U.S. Caribbean territories
The U.S. Caribbean territories are American island jurisdictions in the Caribbean Sea, such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, that extend U.S. political, economic, and maritime presence into the region.
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C.
U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands is a Caribbean archipelago and unincorporated U.S. territory known for its tropical beaches, tourism, and strategic location.
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D.
American Samoa
American Samoa is an unincorporated U.S. island territory in the South Pacific Ocean known for its Polynesian culture, strategic location, and rugged volcanic landscapes.
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E.
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands is a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United States, located in the western Pacific Ocean and known for its Micronesian culture and strategic military significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political territorial entity
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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
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Guam ⓘ Northern Mariana Islands ⓘ Puerto Rico ⓘ U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
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 United States Constitution
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surface form:
Territorial Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| hasPart |
American Samoa
ⓘ
Baker Island ⓘ Guam ⓘ U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay ⓘ
surface form:
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. Pacific unorganized territories ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Minor Outlying Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
United States Virgin Islands
Wake Island ⓘ |
| historicallyIncluded |
Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Territory
Arizona Territory ⓘ Dakota Territory ⓘ Hawaii ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii Territory
New Mexico Territory ⓘ Oklahoma Territory ⓘ Panama Canal Zone (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
Philippines ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Islands
Puerto Rico ⓘ
surface form:
Puerto Rico Territory (before commonwealth status)
|
| includesOfficialLanguagesBeyondEnglish |
Carolinian in Northern Mariana Islands
ⓘ
Chamorro in Guam ⓘ Samoan in American Samoa ⓘ Puerto Rican Spanish ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish in Puerto Rico
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| includesType |
incorporated territory
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inhabited territory ⓘ organized territory ⓘ unincorporated territory ⓘ uninhabited territory ⓘ unorganized territory ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOf |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| 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
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overseas territory ⓘ |
| sovereignState | United States of America ⓘ |
| sovereignty | United States of America ⓘ |
| usesCurrency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States territories Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (101)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.