Most people think of the United States of America as being comprised of 50 states, but the country also includes 16 territories. US territories are not sovereign entities, like states, but do fall under the jurisdiction and protection of the Federal Government. Furthermore, their inhabitants recei...
Because of this, these territories exist in a strange limbo. Even though the citizens of four of the five major United States territories are technically American citizens, they do not hold the same authority as citizens from one of the 50 states. ...
Its breadth exceeds expectations on the trade and people pillars of the index. The Marshall Islands imports extensively from major Asian exporters such as South Korea, China, Singa- pore, and Japan. Its exports are smaller, but they are spread across Asian, European, and North American ...
3732 - Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act In the wake of the devastating hurricanes, this law increases the amount of “temporary assistance” (money, temporary lodging, transportation, and other goods and services) that can be provided to US citizens ...
The island was acquired by the US in 1898, when Spain lost its last colonies of Cuba and the Philippines, and its inhabitants have been US citizens since 1917. Puerto Rico’s political status is that of an unincorporated US territory. As such, it does not have voting rights in the US ...