### Question
How does the law define United States?


### Answer
Under *22 U.S.C. § 7102*, **United States** is defined as:

> the fifty 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 territories and possessions of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *22 U.S.C. § 7102*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 78-TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION**

