American territories
Non-state U.S. lands
American territories are regions under United States sovereignty that are not states.
These include Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Residents are generally U.S. citizens or nationals but lack full voting representation in Congress and cannot vote in presidential elections.
The hurricane devastated several American territories in the Caribbean.
- Puerto RicoAmerican Caribbean territory
- GuamU.S. island in Micronesia
- fishing rightsAuthorization to harvest fish
- tourism industryCommercial hospitality sector
- U.S. Virgin IslandsAmerican Caribbean island group
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American territoriessovereign nations
Self-ruling states with autonomy
U.S. states · sovereign states · foreign countries · statehood · free states
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