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


### Answer
The term **United States** is defined in *50 U.S.C. § 4801* as the following:

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

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 4801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-EXPORT CONTROL REFORM**

