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Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)
Type of organized but unincorporated territory of the United States
Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)
Commonwealth is a term used by two unincorporated organized territories of the United States in their full official names. These are the Northern Mariana Islands, whose full name is the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico, which is named the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in English and Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico in Spanish, translating to "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico." The term was also used by the Philippines during most of its period under U.S. sovereignty, when it was officially called the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The definition of commonwealth according to 2013 United States Department of State policy, as codified in the department's Foreign Affairs Manual, reads: "The term 'Commonwealth' does not describe or provide for any specific political status or relationship. It has, for example, been applied to both states and territories. When used in connection with areas under U.S. sovereignty that are not states, the term broadly describes...
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