### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *46 U.S.C. § 112*:

> a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *46 U.S.C. § 112*
  - Heading: **Subtitle I-General > CHAPTER 1-DEFINITIONS**

