U.S. States, Territories, Commonwealths, & Protectorates

U.S. Territories, Commonwealths,
& Protectorates

Name and Abbreviation

Status

Inhabited or Uninhabited

American Samoa	AS	Unorganized and unincorporated territory under the authority of the Department of the Interior.	Inhabited
Baker Island	-	Unincorporated territory under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Service.	Uninhabited
Guam	GU	Self-governing organized and unincorporated territory.	Inhabited
Howland Island	-	Unincorporated territory under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Service.	Uninhabited
Jarvis Island	-	Unincorporated territory under the authority of the Fish and Wildlife Service.	Uninhabited
Johnston Atoll	-	Unincorporated territory managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service.	Uninhabited
Kingman Reef	-	Unincorporated territory under the authority of the Department of the Navy.	Uninhabited
Midway Islands	-	Unincorporated territory managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service.	No indigenous inhabitants, currently included in the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Navassa Island	-	Unincorporated territory under the authority of the Department of the Interior.	Uninhabited, claimed by Haiti
Northern Mariana Islands	MP	Commonwealth associated with the United States.	Inhabited
Palau	PW	50 yr protectorate following independence gained Oct. 1, 1994, with the Compact of Free Association with the United States	Inhabited
Palmyra Atoll	-	Privately owned unincorporated territory under the authority of the Department of the Interior.	Inhabited
Petrel Islands (Bajo Nuevo Bank)	-	Territorial Dispute: Claimed by Jamaica and possibly Honduras; Colombia considers Bajo Nuevo Bank apart of the Providence Archipelago in the intendancy of San Andres y Providencia.	Uninhabited
Puerto Rico	PR	Commonwealth associated with the United States.	Inhabited
Serranilla Bank	-	Unincorporated territory, the United States may assert sovereignty over West Breaker, Middle Cay, East Cay and Beacon Cay in particular.	Uninhabited
United States Virgin Islands	VI	Organized and unincorporated territory under the authority of the Department of the Interior.	Inhabited
Wake Atoll	-	Unincorporated territory under the authority of the Space and Strategic Defense Command.	Inhabited

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'Unincorporated' means that not all provisions of the United States Constitution apply to the territory. 'Unorganized' means that the United States government has not passed an act to organize a government for the territory.