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Palau
Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country located in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands, while the eastern and central parts make up the Federated States of Micronesia.
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an archipelagic country in Oceania. The sovereign state lies west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia, or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands and consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span the western Pacific just north of the equator for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi). Together, the states comprise around 607 islands and a combined land area of approximately 702 km2 or 271 sq mi.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. It is located between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. With approximately 3.2 million people, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan metropolitan area. Spanish and English are the official languages of the government, though Spanish predominates.
Guam
Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States, as measured from the geographic center of the U.S. with point Udall. In Oceania, Guam is the largest and southernmost of the Mariana Islands and the largest island in Micronesia. In 2022, its population was 168,801. Chamorros are its largest ethnic group, but a minority on the multiethnic island. The territory spans
American Samoa
unincorporated territory of the United States of America, located in the Pacific Ocean
Northern Mariana Islands
unincorporated territory of the US located in the Pacific
United States Virgin Islands
unincorporated territory of the United States of America
Midway Atoll
atoll of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
Baker Island
uninhabited Pacific atoll administered by the United States of America
Palmyra Atoll
uninhabited Pacific atoll and unorganized incorporated U.S. territory
Kingman Reef
reef and unincorporated U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean
United States Minor Outlying Islands
statistical designation of small islands of the United States
insular area of the United States
U.S. territory that is neither a U.S. state nor the District of Columbia
territory of the United States
political division that is directly overseen by the United States federal government
Serranilla Bank
uninhabited reef and islets in the western Caribbean Sea; contested territory, claimed by Colombia, Nicaragua and the United States
Bajo Nuevo Bank
uninhabited reef and islets in the western Caribbean Sea; contested territory, claimed by the United States, Colombia, Jamaica and Nicaragua
commonwealth
type of organized but unincorporated dependent territory of the United States
United States territory
extent of region under the sovereign jurisdiction of the federal government of the United States