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Bookmark or Share- List of states and territories of the United States - WikipediaA map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at different scales, and the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from the map.
- How Do the 5 U.S. Territories Differ From the 50 States? - HowStuffWorksThe current state of America's territories could best be described as separate and unequal. Territories pay billions of dollars in federal taxes (though, generally, not through personal income taxes). Some 20,000 people from the territories serve in the U.S. military.
- Territories of the United States - Encyclopedia.comThe United States holds three territories: American Samoa and Guam in the Pacific Ocean and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Although they are governed by the United States, the territories do not have statehood status, and this lesser legal and political status sets them apart from the rest of the United States.
- Geography of the Territories of the United States - ThoughtCoThe United States is the world's third-largest country based on population and land area. It is divided into 50 states, but also claims 14 territories around the world.
- Map of U.S. Territories - Geology.comU.S. Territories Map: The United States of America holds claim to 16 territories outside of the United States. These range from Puerto Rico, with over 140 smaller islands and over 3 million residents, to uninhabited territories (and disputed territories) such as Bajo Nuevo Bank, Navassa Island, Serranilla Bank, and Wake Island.
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