The United States of America (USA/US), commonly known as the United States or America, is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and one federal district. Except for Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean, all states and the capital, Washington, D.C., are located on the North American continent, bordering Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Additionally, the state of Alaska in the northwest borders Canada to the east and faces Russia across the Bering Strait to the west. To the southeast of the Florida peninsula lie the Bahamas and Cuba. The United States also holds overseas territories in the Pacific and the Caribbean.