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  2. List of U.S. state and territory abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    As early as October 1831, the United States Postal Service recognized common abbreviations for states and territories. However, they accepted these abbreviations only because of their popularity, preferring that patrons spell names out in full to avoid confusion.

  3. List of states and territories of the United States - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. List of U.S. state and territory nicknames - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States showing the state nicknames as hogs. Lithograph by Mackwitz, St. Louis, 1884. The following is a table of U.S. state, federal district and territory nicknames, including officially adopted nicknames and other traditional nicknames for the 50 U.S. states, the U.S. federal district, as well as five U.S. territories.

  5. List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation - Wikipedia

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    Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.

  6. 80 Acronym Examples You Should Know - AOL

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    The Continental United States. FEMA. Federal Emergency Management Agency. FLOTUS. First Lady of the United States. FOIA. Freedom of Information Act. HIPPA. Health Insurance Portability and ...

  7. List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia ...

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    Information about All States from UCB Libraries GovPubs; State Resource Guides, from the Library of Congress; Tables with areas, populations, densities and more (in order of population) Tables with areas, populations, densities and more (alphabetical) State and Territorial Governments on USA.gov; StateMaster – statistical database for U.S. states

  8. List of US states - Wikipedia

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    An abbreviation should be tagged with {{R from initialism}} or, if it can be spoken like a word such as NASA and RADAR, use {{R from acronym}}. Use this rcat instead of {{R from other capitalisation}} and {{R from plural}} in namespaces other than mainspace for those types of modification. This may also apply to several other subcategories of ...

  9. Lists of abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    An acronym is a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase, Lists of acronyms; Three-letter acronyms; List of government and military acronyms; List of U.S. government and military acronyms; List of U.S. Navy acronyms