### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *6 U.S.C. § 101*:

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

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 101*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION**

