Abbreviations for states and provinces in the United States and Canada

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USA:

ZIP code first digit:Regions represented:
0Connecticut(CT), Massachusetts(MA), Maine(ME), New Hampshire(NH), New Jersey(NJ), Puerto Rico(PR), Rhode Island(RI), Vermont(VT), United States Virgin Islands(VI), militarypostalAgency (Europe) (AE), Naval Post Office (Europe)(AE)
1Delaware(DE), New York state(NY), Pennsylvania{PA)
2Washington, D.C(DC), Maryland(MD), North Carolina(NC), South Carolina(SC), Virginia(VA), West Virginia(WV)
3Alabama(AL), Florida(FL), Georgia(GA), Mississippi(MS), Tennessee, (TN), Military Post Office (United States)(AA), Navy Postal Service (United States)(AA)
4Indiana(IN), Kentucky(KY), Michigan(MI), Ohio(OH)
5Iowa(IA), Minnesota(MN), Montana(MT), North Dakota(ND), South Dakota(SD), Wisconsin(WI)
6Illinois(IL), Kansas(KS), Missouri(MO), Nebraska(NE)
7Arkansas(AR), Louisiana(LA), Oklahoma state(OK), Texas(TX)
8Arizona(AZ), Colorado(CO), Idaho(ID), New Mexico(NM), Nevada(NV), Utah(UT), Wyoming(WY)
9Alaska(AK), American Samoa(AS), California(CA), Micronesiafederal(FM), Guam(GU), Hawaii(HI), Republic of the Marshall Islands(MH), Northern Mariana Islands(MP), Oregon(OR), Palau(PW), Washington(WA), Military Post Office (Pacific)(AP), Naval Post Office (Pacific)(AP)

Canada:

AbbreviationChinese nameEnglish nameFrench nameSource (English)
ABAlbertaAlbertaAlbertaThe first letter of the first and second syllables
BCBritish ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaColombie-BritanniqueAcronyms
MBManitobaManitobaManitobaFirst and last syllable initials
NBNew BrunswickNew BrunswickNouveau-BrunswickAcronyms
NLNewfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and LabradorTerre-Neuve-et-LabradorAcronyms
NSNova ScotiaNova ScotiaNouvelle-ÉcosseAcronyms
NTNorthwest TerritoriesNorthwest TerritoriesTerritories of Nord-OuestAcronyms
NUNunavutNunavutNunavutFirst and second letters
ONontarioOntarioOntarioFirst and second letters
PEPrince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandÎle-du-Prince-ÉdouardThe first letter of the first and second words
QCQuebecQuebecQuebecFirst and last letters
SKSaskatchewanSaskatchewanSaskatchewanThe first letter of the first and second syllables
YT[Note 1]YukonYukonYukonThe acronym for Yukon's former official name (Yukon Territory)

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