U.S. state
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A U.S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States[1]. These states form the primary subdivisions of the country and hold significant governance powers within their jurisdictions. Each state operates under the framework of the U.S. Constitution while maintaining its own constitution and government structure.
The United States comprises 50 such states[1]. They collectively share sovereignty with the federal government but retain authority over local matters, including education, transportation, and law enforcement.
U.S. state
Summary
U.S. state is a designation for an administrative territorial entity of a single country[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of designation_for_an_administrative_territorial_entity_of_a_single_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,396 views/month, #1 of 131).[2]
Key Facts
- U.S. state is in the country of United States[3].
- U.S. state's instance of is recorded as designation for an administrative territorial entity of a single country[4].
- U.S. state's instance of is recorded as Pentacontad[5].
- U.S. state is a type of administrative territorial entity of the United States[6].
- U.S. state is a type of federated state[7].
- U.S. state is a type of state[8].
- U.S. state is a type of electoral unit[9].
- U.S. state is a type of first-level administrative division[10].
- U.S. state is a type of juridical person[11].
- U.S. state's Commons category is recorded as States of the United States[12].
- U.S. state's topic's main category is recorded as Category:States of the United States[13].
- U.S. state's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+50'}[14].
- U.S. state's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+13'}[15].
- U.S. state's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:States of the United States[16].
- U.S. state's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox U.S. state[17].
- U.S. state's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'state of the United States'}[18].
- U.S. state's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'U.S. state'}[19].
- U.S. state's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C30010[20].
- U.S. state's has list is recorded as list of U.S. states and territories by area[21].
- U.S. state's has list is recorded as list of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union[22].
- U.S. state's has list is recorded as list of U.S. states and territories by fertility rate[23].
- U.S. state's has list is recorded as list of U.S. states and territories by Human Development Index[24].
- U.S. state's has list is recorded as list of states and territories of the United States[25].
- U.S. state's has list is recorded as list of U.S. states by population[26].
- U.S. state's exact match is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/U.S._State[27].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include designation for an administrative territorial entity of a single country[4] and Pentacontad[5]. Recorded subclass of include administrative territorial entity of the United States[6], federated state[7], state[8], electoral unit[9], first-level administrative division[10], and juridical person[11].
Why It Matters
U.S. state ranks in the top 0.76% of designation_for_an_administrative_territorial_entity_of_a_single_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,396 views/month, #1 of 131).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 124 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]