Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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United Nations trust territory former political entity

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was a United Nations–mandated territory administered by the United States after World War II, encompassing several Micronesian island groups that later became independent nations and U.S.-associated states.

Aliases (5)

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (historical) ×1
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (historically) ×1
United States (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) ×1
United States (as part of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) ×1
United States Department of the Interior trust territory ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations trust territory → former political entity →
administeredAs	United States Department of the Interior trust territory → United States Navy trust territory (initially) →
administeredBy	United States of America →
administeringAuthority	United States Department of the Interior Office of Territories →
capital	Hagåtña → Mojon̄ → Saipan →
coatOfArms	Seal of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →
commonLanguage	Chamorro → Chuukese → Kosraean → Marshallese → Palauan → Pohnpeian → Yapese →
compactOfFreeAssociationWith	Federated States of Micronesia → Republic of Palau → Republic of the Marshall Islands →
containsTestSite	Bikini Atoll → Enewetak Atoll →
continent	Oceania →
createdBy	United Nations Security Council Resolution 21 →
currency	United States dollar →
demilitarized	no →
designatedAs	Strategic Trust Territory →
dissolutionReason	emergence of self-governing associated states and independent countries →
endDate	1994-12-22 →
flag	Flag of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands →
formerCapital	Hagåtña → Mojon̄ → Saipan →
includes	Caroline Islands → Chuuk → Kosrae → Mariana Islands (excluding Guam) → Marshall Islands → Palau → Pohnpei → Yap →
legalStatus	United Nations trust territory under U.S. administration →
locatedIn	Micronesia → Pacific Ocean →
mandatedBy	United Nations →
officialLanguage	English →
populationPeakApprox	200000 →
predecessor	Japanese South Seas Mandate →
region	Western Pacific →
religionMajority	Christianity →
startDate	1947-07-18 →
strategicArea	yes →
successor	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands → Federated States of Micronesia → Republic of Palau → Republic of the Marshall Islands →
UNTrusteeshipTerminatedFor	Federated States of Micronesia in 1990 → Northern Mariana Islands in 1990 → Republic of Palau in 1994 → Republic of the Marshall Islands in 1990 →
usedFor	U.S. military bases → nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Enewetak Atoll → Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands ("United States Department of the Interior trust territory") →	administeredAs
Chuuk State → Truk Lagoon →	partOf
Rongelap Atoll ("Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (historically)") →	administeredBy
United Nations Trust Territory →	alsoKnownAs
Bikini Atoll →	formerAdministeredAs
Ailuk Atoll →	formerAdministeredBy
Federated States of Micronesia →	formerPoliticalEntity
Marshall Islands →	formerStatus
Republic of the Marshall Islands →	formerTrustTerritory
Palau →	independenceFrom
Ujae Atoll ("Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (historical)") →	isPartOf
United Nations Trusteeship Council →	lastTrustTerritory
Ujae Atoll ("United States (as part of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)") →	previousAdministeredBy
Saipan →	previouslyAdministeredBy
Beluu er a Belau →	previouslyPartOf
United Nations Trusteeship Council →	supervised
Jaluit Atoll ("United States (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)") →	wasUnderTrusteeshipOf