### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *16 U.S.C. § 6901*:

> each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and any other commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 6901*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 88-WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION**

