### Question
How is the term State defined?


### Answer
The term **State** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 95* as the following:

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

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 95*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 2-NATIONAL BANKS > SUBCHAPTER IV-REGULATION OF THE BANKING BUSINESS; POWERS AND DUTIES OF NATIONAL BANKS**

