United States Minor Outlying Islands

The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation for small islands, atolls, and reefs with no native (or permanent) population. The minor outlying islands and groups of islands comprise eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Navassa Island). The additional claimed territories of Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank are also located in the Caribbean Sea, but are administered by Columbia. Politically and economically, the territories are underdeveloped. Residents of United States territories cannot vote in United States presidential elections, and they have only non-voting representation in the United States Congress. 

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The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation for small islands, atolls, and reefs with no native (or permanent) population. The minor outlying islands and groups of islands comprise eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean (Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island) and one in the Caribbean Sea (Navassa Island). The additional claimed territories of Bajo Nuevo Bank and Serranilla Bank are also located in the Caribbean Sea, but are administered by Columbia. Politically and economically, the territories are underdeveloped. Residents of United States territories cannot vote in United States presidential elections, and they have only non-voting representation in the United States Congress. 

Subject ID: 186888

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