Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

Trust Territory of the United States
← 1947 — 1994 → → → →
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Location of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands in the Pacific
Capital	Saipan, Guam, Honolulu
Language(s)	English
Politcal structure	United Nations Trust Territory
Chief of State
- 1993-1994	Bill Clinton1 (last)
High Commissioner
- 1981-1987	Janet J. McCoy2 (last)
History
- Trusteeship	July 18, 1947
- Compact of Free Association for Palau takes effect	October 1, 1994
Area	1,779 km2 687 sq mi
Population
-  est.	132,929
Density	74.7 /km²  193.5 /sq mi
Currency	USD
1Clinton was President when Palau's Compact of Free Association took effect. Ronald Reagan was President when the RMI, FSM, and CNMI's final status took effect. 2McCoy retired as High Commissioner in 1987. As Palau was still a part of the TTPI, it was administered by officials in the Office of Territorial and International Affairs until 1994.

The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) was a United Nations trust territory in Micronesia (western Pacific) administered by the United States from July 18, 1947, comprising the former South Pacific Mandate, a League of Nations Mandate administered by Japan and taken by the U.S. in 1944. On October 21, 1986, the U.S. ended its administration of the Marshall Islands district. The termination of U.S. administration of the Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and the Mariana Islands districts of the TTPI soon followed on November 3, 1986. The UN only formally ended the trusteeship for the Chuuk, Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Mariana Islands, and Marshall Islands districts on December 22, 1990. On May 25, 1994 the UN ended the trusteeship for the Palau district, after which the US and Palau agreed to establish the latter's independence on October 1 These islands liked being under the trusteeship agreement since they could benefit greatly because of the new economic growth spurt.

This area is now divided into four territories:

• The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) was established in 1979 and signed a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective October 21, 1986).
• The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) was established in 1979 and signed a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective November 3, 1986).
• The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was set up in 1978 as a commonwealth in political union with the U.S.
• The Republic of Palau was established in 1981 and concluded a Compact of Free Association with the U.S. (effective October 1, 1994).

Arrival of UN Visiting Mission, Majuro, 1978. Sign reads "Please release us from the bondage of your trusteeship agreement."

Map of the TTPI from 1961

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