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


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 4809* as the following:

> each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 4809*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 74-COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL**

