[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR120.13] [Page 426] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 120_PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 120.13 United States. United States, when used in the geographical sense, includes the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the insular possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, any territory or possession of the United States, and any territory or possession over which the United States exercises any powers of administration, legislation, and jurisdiction.