The United States of America, commonly referred to as the United States, America, and sometimes the States, is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico. Wikipedia

Continental Portugal or Mainland Portugal is the part of the territory of Portugal located in the Iberian Peninsula and so in Continental Europe. Continental Portugal is also commonly referred to - by the Portuguese - simply as the Continent. Wikipedia