Insular Areas of the United States and Freely Associated States
U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Insular Affairs
The Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs and the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) carry out the Secretary’s responsibilities for the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additionally, OIA administers and oversees federal assistance under the Compacts of Free Association to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Governments and Embassies
News
Caribbean Area
Pacific Area
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Pacific Islands Report
Pacific Islands Report is a nonprofit news publication of the Pacific Islands Development Program at the East-West Center in Honolulu. Offered as a free service to readers around the world, PIR provides an edited digest of news, commentary and analysis from across the Pacific region, Monday through Friday.
Other Web Sites of Interest
CIA World Factbook Entries
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Republic of the Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
- Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
- Republic of Palau
- Puerto Rico
- United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges
- Virgin Islands of the United States
National Parks and Historic Sites
Caribbean Area
- Buck Island Reef National Monument, Virgin Islands
- Christiansted National Historic Site, Virgin Islands
- Salt River Bay National Historic Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
- San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument, St. John, Virgin Islands
- Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, Virgin Islands
Pacific Area
- American Memorial Park, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan
- National Park of American Samoa
- Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
- War in the Pacific National Historical Park, Guam
More Websites on the Insular Areas and Federated States
- American Samoa Bar Association
Includes a Legal Resources section - Atoll Research Bulletin
The Atoll Research Bulletin is issued by the Smithsonian Institution to provide an outlet for information on the biota of tropical islands and reefs and on the environment that supports the biota. The Bulletin is supported by the National Museum of Natural History; electronic publication is facilitated by Smithsonian Institution Libraries. - Census History, Island Areas
for both Caribbean and Pacific Island areas - Digital Library of the Caribbean
Administered by Florida International University, The Digital Library of the Caribbean provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections. - Digital Micronesia: Marshalls
- Digital Micronesia: Federated States of Micronesia
An electronic library and archive, Digital Micronesia is maintained by Dirk HR Spennemann, Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Management, Institute of Land, Water and Society and School of Environmental & Information Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Albury NSW, Australia. - Guampedia
Guampedia is a Guam Humanities Council community project to create a comprehensive online encyclopedic resource about the history, culture and contemporary issues of Guam. - Historic Places in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Produced by the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers in partnership with the American Express Company and the National Park Foundation. - Law of the Pacific Islands: a Guide to Web-based Resources
By Ruth Bird, Anna Matich and Dianne Thompson, published on July 31, 2008 - Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia
Created through a technical assistance grant by the Asian Development Bank, with coordination and assistance from the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia. - Maps of Australia and the Pacific
Collected by the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin. - Maps of the Americas
Collected by the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin. - Micronesica
Published by the University of Guam, this online journal covers regional anthropology, botany and zoology. Micronesica is normally published twice a year (June and December), with irregular Supplements. - Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute and its sister site, the Pacific Legal Gateway
An initiative of the University of the South Pacific School of Law to promote access to Pacific law - Pacific Islands Marine Portal
The portal of the Pacific Islands Marine Resources Information System (PIMRIS) - Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme