<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> States and incorporated territories of the United States, August 21, 1959 to present </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> States and incorporated territories of the United States, August 21, 1959 to present </Td> </Tr> <P> The United States currently administers 16 territories as insular areas: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> American Samoa </Li> <Li> Guam </Li> <Li> Northern Mariana Islands </Li> <Li> Puerto Rico </Li> <Li> U.S. Virgin Islands </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Minor Outlying Islands <Ul> <Li> Bajo Nuevo Bank </Li> <Li> Baker Island </Li> <Li> Howland Island </Li> <Li> Jarvis Island </Li> <Li> Johnston Atoll </Li> <Li> Kingman Reef </Li> <Li> Midway Islands </Li> <Li> Navassa Island </Li> <Li> Palmyra Atoll </Li> <Li> Serranilla Bank </Li> <Li> Wake Island </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

How does a us territory differ from a state