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Although the
50 states compose the vast bulk of the U.S. land mass; the two other areas
considered integral parts of the country are the District of Columbia, the federal
district where the capital, Washington, is located; and Palmyra
Atoll, an uninhabited but incorporated territory
in the Pacific Ocean. The United States also possesses five major overseas
territories: Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands
in the Caribbean; and American Samoa, Guam, and the
Northern Mariana Islands in
the Pacific. Those born in the territories (except for American Samoa) possess
U.S.
citizenship. American citizens residing in the territories have
many of the same rights and responsibilities as citizens residing in the
states; however, they are generally exempt from federal income tax, may not
vote for president, and have only nonvoting representation
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American Samoa (Samoan: Amerika
Sāmoa or Sāmoa
Amelika) is an unincorporated territory
of the United States located in the
South Pacific Ocean,
southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa (formerly
known as Western Samoa). The main (largest and most populous) island is Tutuila,
with the Manuʻa Islands, Rose
Atoll, and Swains Island also included
in the territory. American Samoa is part of the Samoan Islands chain, located
west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and
some 300 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau.
To the west are the islands of the Wallis and Futuna group. The
2000 census showed a total
population of 57,291. The total land area is 200.22 km2
(77 sq mi), slightly more than Washington,
D.C. Historical
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Washington,
D.C. formally the District of
Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District,
or simply D.C., is the capital of the United
States, founded on July 16, 1790. The City of Washington was
originally a separate municipality within the Territory of Columbia until an act of Congress in 1871
effectively merged the City and the Territory into a single entity called the
District of Columbia. It is for this reason that the city, while legally
named the District of Columbia, is known as Washington, D.C. The city is located on the north bank of
the Potomac
River and is bordered by the states of Virginia
to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The District has a
resident population of 591,833; because of commuters from the surrounding
suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek.
The Washington Metropolitan Area,
of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.3 million, the
ninth-largest metropolitan area
in the country. Article One of the
United States Constitution provides for a federal district,
distinct from the states, to serve as the permanent national capital. The
centers of all three branches of the federal government of
the United States are located in the District, as are many of the
nation's monuments and museums. Washington, D.C. hosts 174 foreign
embassies as well as the headquarters of the World
Bank, the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), the Organization of American
States (OAS), the Inter-American
Development Bank, and the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO). The headquarters of other institutions such
as trade unions, lobbying groups, and professional associations are
also located in the District. The United States Congress has
supreme authority over Washington, D.C.; residents of the city therefore have
less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a
non-voting at-large Congressional delegate, but
no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections
until the ratification of the Twenty-third
Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961. Historical
Information: History of Washington, D.C. |
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Guam is an island in the western Pacific
Ocean and is an organized, unincorporated territory
of the United States. It is one of
five U.S. territories with an
established civilian government. The island's capital is Hagĺtńa
(formerly Agana). Guam is the largest and
southernmost of the Mariana Islands. The Chamorros, Guam's indigenous people, first
populated the island approximately 4,000 years ago. The island has a long history of European colonialism
beginning on March 6, 1521 with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan and again
in 1668, when the first Spanish colony was established following the arrival
of settlers including Padre San Vitores,
a Catholic missionary. The island was
controlled by Spain until 1898, when it
was surrendered to the United States as part of the Treaty of Paris following Spanish American War. Historical
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The Northern Mariana Islands, officially
the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI),
is a commonwealth
in political union with the United
States, occupying a strategic region of the western Pacific
Ocean. It consists of fifteen islands about three-quarters of the
way from Hawaii
to the Philippines,
at The Northern
Mariana Islands has a population of 80,362 (2005 estimate). The official 2000 census count was
69,221. Only three of the fifteen islands, Saipan,
Tinian
and Rota,
have a significant population. The islands of Agrihan
and Alamagan have fewer than ten residents, and
the remaining ten islands are unpopulated. The Northern Mariana Islands have
the lowest male to female sex
ratio in the world with an average of 76 men to every 100
women. That is due to the overwhelming
female majority of foreign workers, especially in the garment industry. Historical
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Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish:
"Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" — literally Associated
Free State of Puerto Rico), is a self-governing
unincorporated territory
of the United States located in the
northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west
of the Virgin Islands. Puerto Rico
is composed of an archipelago that includes
the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller islands, the largest
of which are Vieques,
Culebra, and Mona. The main island of
Puerto Rico is the smallest by land area and second smallest by population
among the four Greater Antilles, which also
include Cuba,
Hispaniola,
and Jamaica. Puerto Ricans often call the
island Borinquen, from Borikén,
its indigenous Taíno name. The terms boricua
and borincano derive from Borikén and Borinquen
respectively, and are commonly used to identify someone of Puerto Rican
heritage. The island is also popularly known as "La Isla del Encanto", which translated means "The
Island of Enchantment." Historical
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The United States Virgin Islands is a group of islands
in the Caribbean
that are an insular area of the United
States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin
Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward
Islands of the Lesser
Antilles. The U.S. Virgin Islands consist of the
main islands of Saint Croix, Saint John
and Saint Thomas,
along with the much smaller but historically distinct Water Island,
and many other surrounding minor islands.
The total land area of the territory is 133.73 square miles
(346.4 km2). As of the 2000 census the population
was 108,612. The main islands have nicknames often
used by locals: "Twin City" (St. Croix), "Rock City" (St.
Thomas), "Love City" (St. John), and "Small City" (Water
Island). Historical
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
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information specific to that location.
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AMERICAN SAMOA:
Faleasao County
; Fitiuta County; Ituau
County; Lealataua County; Leasina County; Ma'Oputasi County; Ofu
County; Olosega County; Sa'Ole
County; Sua
County; Swains
Island; Ta'U
County; Tualatai County; Tualauta County; Vaifanua County |
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Anacostia; Brookland;
Georgetown; Washington
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PUERTO RICO: Adjuntas Municipio; Aguada Municipio; Aguadilla
Municipio; Aguas Buenas Municipio;
Aibonito Municipio; Ańasco Municipio; Arecibo
Municipio; Arroyo
Municipio; Barceloneta Municipio; Barranquitas Municipio; Barros
Municipio; Bayamón Municipio; Cabo Rojo Municipio;
Caguas
Municipio; Camuy
Municipio; Canóvanas Municipio; Carolina
Municipio; Catańo Municipio; Cayey
Municipio; Ceiba
Municipio; Ciales Municipio; Cidra
Municipio; Coamo
Municipio; Comerío Municipio;
Corozal Municipio; Culebra
Municipio; Dorado
Municipio; Fajardo Municipio; Florida
Municipio; Guánica Municipio; Guayama Municipio; Guayanilla Municipio; Guaynabo
Municipio; Gurabo Municipio; Hatillo Municipio; Hormigueros Municipio; Humacao Municipio; Isabela Municipio; Jayuya Municipio; Juana
Díaz Municipio; Juncos
Municipio; Lajas
Municipio; Lares
Municipio; Las
Marías Municipio; Las
Piedras Municipio; Loíza
Municipio; Luquillo Municipio; Manatí Municipio; Maricao Municipio; Maunabo Municipio; Mayagüez Municipio; Moca
Municipio; Morovis Municipio; Naguabo Municipio; Naranjito Municipio; Orocovis Municipio; Patillas Municipio; Peńuelas Municipio; Ponce
Municipio; Quebradillas Municipio; Río Grande Municipio; Rincón Municipio; Rio
Piedras Municipio; Sabana Grande Municipio; Salinas
Municipio; San
Germán Municipio; San
Juan Municipio; San
Lorenzo Municipio; San
Sebastián Municipio; Santa
Isabel Municipio; Toa
Alta Municipio; Toa
Baja Municipio; Trujillo
Alto Municipio; Utuado Municipio; Vega
Alta Municipio; Vega
Baja Municipio; Vieques Municipio; Villalba Municipio; Yabucoa Municipio; Yauco
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS:
Saint
Croix; Saint
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Wikipedia is a multilingual,
Web-based,
free-content
encyclopedia
project based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link (below) will take you to the Wikipedia
article about the county. Here you will find additional links to guide the
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AMERICAN SAMOA: Eastern District,
American Samoa; Manu'a;
Western District,
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GUAM: Agana
Heights, Agat, Asan‑Maina, Barrigada, Chalan‑Pago‑Ordot,
Dededo, Hagĺtńa,
Inarajan, Mangilao, Merizo, Mongmong‑Toto‑Maite,
Piti, Santa
Rita, Sinajana,
Talofofo, Tamuning, Umatac, Yigo, Yona. |
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NORTHERN MARIANA
ISLANDS: Farallon
de Pajaros (Uracas); Maug Islands; Asuncion; Agrihan
(Agrigan); Pagan; Alamagan;
Guguan;
Zealandia
Bank; Sarigan; Anatahan;
Farallon
de Medinilla; Saipan; Tinian; Aguijan
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Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia ·
Free
Genealogy Search Help For Google ·
Linkpendium
> Genealogy > USA ·
Ancestry.com
(Reference Materials & Finding Aids) |
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Cyndi's
List - United States Index ·
IGI
Batch Numbers - British Isles & North America ·
Libweb
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