### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *25 U.S.C. § 4103*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 4103*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 43-NATIVE AMERICAN HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SELF-DETERMINATION**

