### Question
Can you define what insular area means?


### Answer
**Insular area** is defined as the following in *48 U.S.C. § 1492*:

> American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the Virgin Islands

#### Citation:
  - *48 U.S.C. § 1492*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 10-TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE**

