### Question
What does State mean?


### Answer
**State** has the following meaning in *12 U.S.C. § 95*:

> any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 95*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2-NATIONAL BANKS > SUBCHAPTER IV-REGULATION OF THE BANKING BUSINESS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF NATIONAL BANKS**

