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!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] are [United States Territories] that are neither a part of one of the 50 [states|US States] nor the [federal district|District of Columbia] and are further [classified|Classification] by whether they are incorporated (part of the [United States] proper) and whether they have an organized government through an Organic Act passed by the [United States Congress].

Currently, there are 5 __inhabited__ [{$pagename}] and they are are self-governing [Unincorporated territory] [United States Territories] as follows:([ISO 3166-1 alpha-2] in parentheses)
* [American Samoa] ([AS])
* [Guam] ([GU])
* [Northern Mariana Islands] ([MP])
* [Puerto Rico] ([PR])
* [United States Virgin Islands] ([VI])
[United States] [citizen]ship at birth is granted in these five major territories except that &quot;only persons born in [American Samoa]/Swains Island are NOT [citizens]


[{$pagename}] are established by an [Act of Congress] though an [Organic Act]

[{$pagename}] are further [Classified|Classification] as:
* [unincorporated territory] 
* [incorporated territory] 
* [organized territory] - A [United States] [{$pagename}] for which the [United States Congress] has enacted an [Organic Act].
* [unorganized territory] - An [Unincorporated territory] [{$pagename}] for which the [United States  Congress] has __NOT__ enacted an [Organic Act].
* [commonwealth] - An [organized territory] [United States] [{$pagename}], which has established with the Federal Government, a more highly developed relationship, usually embodied in a written mutual agreement. \\Currently, two United States insular areas are commonwealths,  the [Northern Mariana Islands] and [Puerto Rico].


Insular areas are administered by the [United States Department of the Interior]'s Office of Insular Affairs.

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* [#1] - [Insular_area|Wikipedia:Insular_area|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-10-27- 
* [#2] - [Definitions of Insular Area Political Organizations|https://www.doi.gov/oia/islands/politicatypes|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2018-10-27- 

















































































































































































































































































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