Political divisions of the United States

The political units and divisions of the United States include the several states, which units are typically divided into counties and townships, and incorporate cities, villages, towns, and other types of municipality, and other autonomous or subordinate public authorities and institutions; and the federal state, which unit is the United States as a collective of the several states, and as it exercises exclusive jurisdiction over the federal district, and the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the United States, as well as Indian Reservations, military installations, and American embassies and consulates located in foreign countries; and such quasi-political divisions as conservation districts and school districts, which are usually just special, geographically designated subordinate public authorities. Altogether, there are an estimated 85,000 extant political entities in the United States. Political units and divisions of the United States are a subset of the total United States territory.

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The several states - Counties - Townships - Cities - Villages - Towns - Public authorities - Federal district - Commonwealths - Territories - Possessions - Indian Reservations - Military installations - Embassies - Consulates - Conservation - Districts - School districts - United States territory

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