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Countries with parts formerly held by the United States

7 countries, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, tell its flag from three others, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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The countries

  1. 1Japan377,972 km²
  2. 2Philippines300,000 km²
  3. 3Cuba109,884 km²
  4. 4Kiribati811 km²
  5. 5Micronesia702 km²
  6. 6Palau466 km²
  7. 7Marshall Islands181 km²

Area in km²: standard reference totals including inland water, as in the Countries set. The United States: places once under its rule and not now, from Wikidata’s dated country statements and colonial-empire membership, and the CIA World Factbook’s independence dates; military occupations of a few years are left out. A country counts when it, or any of its regions, dependencies, islands or cities, was held. Sources: Wikidata (CC0), Natural Earth 1:50m admin-0.

On the map

Map of Countries with parts formerly held by the United States, 7 countries: each one marked on the globe

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