### Question
How is the term United States defined?


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *17 CFR § 1.12* as the following:

> the United States, its states, territories or possessions, or an enclave of the United States government, its agencies or instrumentalities, and the following persons are not considered to be "United States persons":

(*1*) A natural person who is not a resident of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *17 CFR § 1.12*
