United States Minor Outlying Islands

The United States Minor Outlying Islands are a group of eight remote territories — American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Baker Island, Howland Island, and Jarvis Island — scattered across the Pacific and Caribbean.

They are under U.S. sovereignty but are not part of any state, and their populations are small, often consisting of military personnel, scientists, or indigenous communities. These islands serve strategic military bases, ecological preserves, and unique cultural sites.