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Prior to 1987, when the U.S. Secretary of Commerce approved the two-letter codes for use in government documents, [13] the United States Government Printing Office (GPO) suggested its own set of abbreviations, with some states left unabbreviated. Today, the GPO supports United States Postal Service standard.
Example: You may have a sandbox or spreadsheet of state data using state abbreviations. Open this section for editing via the visual editor (VE). Delete the D.C. row if necessary, but do not save the changes. Select and copy (Ctrl+C) the full state names. You can usually paste them directly into the sandbox or spreadsheet over the abbreviations.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]
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Abbreviations for the states of Mexico Name of federative entity Conventional abbreviation 2-letter code* 3-letter code (ISO 3166-2:MX) Aguascalientes: Ags. MX - AG MX-AGU Baja California: B.C. MX - BN MX-BCN Baja California Sur: B.C.S. MX - BS MX-BCS Campeche: Camp. MX - CP MX-CAM Chiapas: Chis. MX - CS MX-CHP Chihuahua: Chih. MX - CI MX-CHH ...
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is US, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the United States. The second part is two letters, which is the postal abbreviation of the state, district, or outlying area, except the United States Minor Outlying Islands which do not have a postal abbreviation.
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List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations From an alternative name : This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity such as an alter ego, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.