Three Methods:Examining Their BehaviorWatching Their InteractionsFreeing Yourself From a Controlling PersonalityCommunity Q&A. Those who try to control other people are, simply put, neither nice nor respectful. Controlling people are self-centered and immature.
And now for the answer....... (drum roll, please!)..... According to the U.S. Geological Survey there are 18,617 named islands that are part of the United States and its territories! For more details on just where all of these islands are, feel free to join the discussion in our Island Travel Forum. Note: no promotional consideration was provided or paid for this article.
The United States consists of sixteen lands that are not states, many of which are colonial territories. 1  None of them have any land borders with the rest of the US. People live in five of these places, which are de facto American: 2  Puerto Rico. 3  American Samoa. 4  Guam. 5  U.S. Virgin Islands. 6  Northern Mariana Islands.