What are the 16 U.S. territories?
What are the 16 U.S. territories?
- American Samoa.
- Guam.
- Northern Mariana Islands.
- Puerto Rico.
- United States Virgin Islands.
- Minor Outlying Islands. Bajo Nuevo Bank. Baker Island. Howland Island. Jarvis Island. Johnston Atoll. Kingman Reef. Midway Islands. Navassa Island. Palmyra Atoll.
Why do people think there is 52 states?
You remember it, because someone either told it told you, or even taught it to you in school - wrongly. The myth has been around for so long that even some teachers believe it - that there are 52 states. The extras that have been included are: Puerto Rico and Washington D.C.
What are the 5 inhabited U.S. territories?
Five territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are permanently inhabited, unincorporated territories; the other nine are small islands, atolls, and reefs with no native (or permanent) population.
Are Puerto Ricans US citizens?
All persons born in Puerto Rico on or after January 13, 1941, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, are citizens of the United States at birth. (June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title III, ch.