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A map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at different scales, and the Aleutian Islands and the uninhabited northwestern Hawaiian Islands are omitted from the map.
Territories are classified by incorporation and whether they have an "organized" government established by an organic act passed by the Congress. [3] American territories are under American sovereignty and may be treated as part of the U.S. proper in some ways and not others (i.e., territories belong to, but are not considered part of the U.S ...
The former Union Territory of Nagaland achieved statehood on 1 December 1963. [11] The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 resulted in the creation of Haryana on 1 November and the transfer of the northern districts of Punjab to Himachal Pradesh. [12] The act designated Chandigarh as a union territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. [13]
The United States Virgin Islands were organized into a civil territory. [405] no change to map: August 6, 1936 Canton Island, Enderbury Island, and McKean Island were claimed by the United Kingdom. [270] Pacific Ocean: April 6, 1939 The condominium of the Canton and Enderbury Islands was established with the United Kingdom. [406] Pacific Ocean ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Form of administrative division in India This article is about the union territories of India. For other uses, see Federal territory and Union territory (disambiguation). Union territory National Capital Territory Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and ...
Under Article IV of the U.S. Constitution, a territory is subject to and belongs to the United States (but not necessarily within the national boundaries or any individual state). This includes tracts of land or water not included within the limits of any State and not admitted as a State into the Union. The Constitution of the United States ...
Political Map of US, 1856. In the early 1860s also different types of political maps had been published. One early example is Reynolds's Political Map of the United States from 1856. This map was designed to exhibit the comparative area of the free and slave states and the territory open to slavery or freedom by the repeal of the Missouri ...
2 internal territories that are self-governing: Australian Capital Territory: Northern Territory: 9 regional councils: wards (electoral unit) suburbs [urban] and localities [rural] 5 unincorporated areas: 3 municipalities: 3 shires: 2 cities: 1 internal territory that is not self-governing: Jervis Bay Territory: 7 external territories: Ashmore ...