### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *15 U.S.C. § 4002*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 4002*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 66-PROMOTION OF EXPORT TRADE > SUBCHAPTER I-EXPORT TRADING COMPANIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS**

