List of U.S. colonial possessions
- List of U.S. colonial possessions
The United States has from time to time in its history had several territories under its control in the same fashion as a colonial possession.
Ignoring areas that have now become states in the U.S., and those areas that due to warfare were held under temporary U.S. military command, these territories include:-
Africa
* Liberia (1821-1847)
Americas
* Puerto Rico (1898-present)
* Cuba (1898-1902)
* Panama Canal Zone (1903-1979)
* Rio Rico (1906-1977)
* U.S. Virgin Islands (1917-present)
Asia
* Ryukyu Islands (1945-1972)
* Philippines (1898-1946)
* Guam (1898-present)
Oceania
* American Samoa (1899-present)
* Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947-1994)
** flagicon|Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (1944-1986)
** flagicon|Palau Palau (1947-1994)
** flagicon|Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia (1947-1986)
** flagicon|Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (1975-present) (has remained in U.S. control)
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