This section includes basic facts on a number of the US External Territories: Baker & Howland Islands, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra and Wake Island. For more information on these islands, contact a US Embassy; see USA section.

The following countries all have their own sections in the World Travel Guide:
American Samoa, Guam, US Virgin Islands. For Palau and the Northern Mariana Islands, see the Pacific Islands of Micronesia section.