### Question
How is the term territory defined?


### Answer
The term **territory** is defined in *31 U.S.C. § 5112* as the following:

> the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

#### Citation:
  - *31 U.S.C. § 5112*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE IV-MONEY > CHAPTER 51-COINS AND CURRENCY > SUBCHAPTER II-GENERAL AUTHORITY**

