### Question
What is the definition of State?


### Answer
The definition of **State** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 4702*:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 59-BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION PROGRAM**

