### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *12 U.S.C. § 5301*:

> any State, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 5301*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 53-WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION**

