states and provinces

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@mids.org>]

These abbreviations are unique within Australia:

 ACT	Australian Capital Territory (Aust.)
 AET	Australian External Territories (Aust.)
 NSW	New South Wales (Aust.)
 NT	Northern Territory (Aust.)
 QLD	Queensland (Aust.)
 SA	South Australia (Aust.)
 TAS	Tasmania (Aust.)
 VIC	Victoria (Aust.)
 WA	Western Australia (Aust.)


These abbreviations are unique within Canada and the United States:

 AB	Alberta (Can.)
 AK	Alaska (U.S.)
 AL	Alabama (U.S.)
 AR	Arkansas (U.S.)
 AZ	Arizona (U.S.)
 BC	British Columbia (Can.)
 CA	California (U.S.)
 CO	Colorado (U.S.)
 CT	Connecticut (U.S.)
 DC	District of Columbia (U.S.)
 DE	Delaware (U.S.)
 FL	Florida (U.S.)
 GA	Georgia (U.S.)
 GU	Guam (U.S.)
 HI	Hawaii (U.S.)
 IA	Iowa (U.S.)
 ID	Idaho (U.S.)
 IL	Illinois (U.S.)
 IN	Indiana (U.S.)
 KS	Kansas (U.S.)
 KY	Kentucky (U.S.)
 LA	Louisiana (U.S.)
 MA	Massachusetts (U.S.)
 MB	Manitoba (Can.)
 MD	Maryland (U.S.)
 ME	Maine (U.S.)
 MI	Michigan (U.S.)
 MN	Minnesota (U.S.)
 MO	Missouri (U.S.)
 MS	Mississippi (U.S.)
 MT	Montana (U.S.)
 NB	New Brunswick (Can.)
 NC	North Carolina (U.S.)
 ND	North Dakota (U.S.)
 NE	Nebraska (U.S.)
 NF	Newfoundland (Can.)
 NH	New Hampshire (U.S.)
 NJ	New Jersey (U.S.)
 NM	New Mexico (U.S.)
 NS	Nova Scotia (Can.)
 NT	Northwest Territories (Can.)
 NU	Nunavut (Can.)
 NV	Nevada (U.S.)
 NY	New York (U.S.)
 OH	Ohio (U.S.)
 OK	Oklahoma (U.S.)
 ON	Ontario (Can.)
 OR	Oregon (U.S.)
 PA	Pennsylvania (U.S.)
 PE	Prince Edward Island (Can.)
 PR	Puerto Rico (U.S.)
 QC	Quebec (Can.)
 RI	Rhode Island (U.S.)
 SC	South Carolina (U.S.)
 SD	South Dakota (U.S.)
 SK	Saskatchewan (Can.)
 TN	Tennessee (U.S.)
 TX	Texas (U.S.)
 UT	Utah (U.S.)
 VA	Virginia (U.S.)
 VT	Vermont (U.S.)
 WA	Washington (U.S.)
 WI	Wisconsin (U.S.)
 WV	West Virginia (U.S.)
 WY	Wyoming (U.S.)
 YK	Yukon (Can.)
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