Premise: The term United States is defined in the INA and Part 1626 as the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States.

Hypothesis: The United States of America is a political entity that covers its continental territory, as well as outlying states and islands, which includes the Virgin Islands, the two non-continental states, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Relation: entailment