Table 1: Full state and province names with abbreviations used in this article. For each abbreviation, the first two letters denote the country (United States or Canada) and the last two letters denote the specific state or province.

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