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GPO. Older variable-length official US Government Printing Office abbreviations. AP. Abbreviations from the AP Stylebook [ 1 ](bold red text shows differences between GPO and AP) Codes and abbreviations for U.S. states, federal district, territories, and other regions. Name. Status of region. ISO. ANSI.
Map showing the flags of the 50 states of the United States, its five territories, and the capital district, Washington, D.C.. The flags of the U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) exhibit a variety of regional influences and local histories, as well as different styles and design principles.
AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty. [3] The organization, which is headquartered in Washington, D.C., said it had more than 38 million members as of 2018. [4]
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.
Canadian postal codes begin with "X" for both NT and NU, the only two territorial or provincial jurisdictions to share the same initial postal code letter. However, the new code NU was chosen to stem possible confusion and to reflect the new territory's creation. On 21 October 2002, Newfoundland and Labrador's postal abbreviation was changed ...
Missouri (/ mɪˈzʊəri / ⓘ miz-OOR-ee) is a double landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. [ 6 ] Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland ...
Chandigarh = CH. Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Dadra & Nagar Haveli = DN. Daman and Diu = DD. Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi = DL. Jammu and Kashmir = JK. Ladakh = LA. Lakshadweep = LD. Pondicherry, Puducherry = PY.
These abbreviations are hardly used in postal mail, as most people only tend to write the name of the city/town and not the province. Since there is a five-digit postal code system and only four provinces, writing a provincial abbreviation is not a common practice.