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A U.S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America. There are currently 50 states, which are bound together in a union with each other. Each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory, and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government.
All the confusion about the total number of states in the USA arises mainly from the ignorance about the 2 states off the North American mainland. Though the actual number is 50, some people are of the opinion that there are 48 states; others believe that there 49, and some even go to the extent of asserting that there are 51 states in total.