[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 31, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 31CFR592.311] [Page 926] TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 592_ROUGH DIAMONDS CONTROL REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Subpart C_General Definitions Sec. 592.311 United States. The term United States, when used in the geographic sense, means the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.