Compact of Free Association with the United States

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international agreement treaty

The Compact of Free Association with the United States is an international agreement under which certain Pacific island nations, including Palau, maintain self-governance while the U.S. provides defense, financial assistance, and access to federal programs.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Compact of Free Association	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international agreement ⓘ treaty ⓘ
appliesTo	Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn	mutual consent of the parties ⓘ
characteristic	United States is responsible for security and defense ⓘ associated states are sovereign in domestic affairs ⓘ
differentiatesFrom	U.S. territorial status ⓘ full political union with the United States ⓘ
ensures	full internal self-government for associated states ⓘ
field	Pacific regional politics ⓘ foreign relations of the United States ⓘ international law ⓘ
governs	U.S. access to land and waterways for defense purposes in associated states ⓘ migration rights between the United States and associated states ⓘ
grants	U.S. military operating rights in associated states ⓘ visa-free entry to the United States for citizens of associated states ⓘ
hasPart	Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of Palau ⓘ Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands ⓘ
includesProvision	economic assistance packages ⓘ eligibility for certain U.S. federal services and programs ⓘ periodic renegotiation of financial terms ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	freely associated state relationship ⓘ
party	Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
provides	U.S. defense guarantees to associated states ⓘ U.S. financial assistance to associated states ⓘ access to certain U.S. federal programs ⓘ self-governance for associated states ⓘ
purpose	to define political and economic relations between the United States and certain Pacific island nations ⓘ to provide for the defense of associated states by the United States ⓘ to support economic development in associated states ⓘ
region	Pacific Islands ⓘ
reserves	defense and security responsibilities to the United States ⓘ
subjectOf	U.S. congressional approval ⓘ international treaty obligations of the United States ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

coat of arms of the Marshall Islands → adoptionContext → Compact of Free Association with the United States ⓘ

United Nations Trust Territory → associatedWith → Compact of Free Association with the United States ⓘ

this entity surface form: Compact of Free Association

Palau → memberOf → Compact of Free Association with the United States ⓘ