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Territories of the United States

Territory Capital Year Acquired
Midway Islands None 1867
Puerto Rico San Juan 1898
American Samoa Pago Pago 1899
Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie 1927
Federated States of Micronesia Pohnpei 1947
Marshall Islands Majuro 1947
Northern Mariana Islands Saipan 1947
Palua Koror 1947
Guam Agana 1950

 


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