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


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 2702* as follows -

> the forty-eight contiguous States of the United States of America and the District of Columbia

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 60-EGG RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION**

