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Abbreviations of nations, states, and provinces used on this website

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States and territories of
United States of America (USA)

 Abbrev  State/Territory  Organized  Dissolved
AKD 3 District of Alaska May 27, 1884 Aug 24, 1922
AKT 3 Alaska Territory Aug 24, 1922 Jan 3, 1959
AK Alaska, State of Jan 3, 1959
ALT 3 Alabama Territory Mar 3, 1827 Dec 24, 1829
AL Alabama, State of Dec 24, 1829
AS American Samoa 1 Jul 2, 1967
ART Arkansas Territory Mar 2, 1829 Jun 25, 1836
AR Arkansas, State of Jun 25, 1836
AZT 3 Arizona Territory Feb 24, 1863 Feb 24, 1922
AZ Arizona, State of Feb 24, 1922
CA California, State of Sep 9, 1850
COT Colorado Territory Feb 28, 1862 Aug 2, 1876
CO Colorado, State of Aug 2, 1876
CT Connecticut, State of Jan 9, 1788
DC District of Columbia Jul 26, 1890
DE Delaware, State of Dec 7, 1787
DKT 3 Dakota Territory Mar 2, 1862 Nov 2, 1889
FLT 3 Florida Territory Mar 30, 1822 Mar 3, 1845
FL Florida, State of Mar 3, 1845
FR 3 Franklin, State of 2 Dec 2, 1784 Mar 26, 1790
GA Georgia, State of Jan 2, 1788
GU Guam 1 Apr 22, 1899
HIK 3 Hawaii, Kingdom of Jan 2, 1790 Jan 2, 1893
HIR 3 Hawaii, Republic of Jan 2, 1894 Apr 30, 1900
HIT 3 Hawaii Territory Apr 30, 1900 Aug 22, 1959
HI Hawaii, State of Aug 22, 1959
IAT 3 Iowa Territory Jun 22, 1838 Dec 28, 1846
IA Iowa, State of Dec 28, 1846
IDT 3 Idaho Territory Mar 3, 1863 Jul 3, 1890
ID Idaho, State of Jul 3, 1890
ILT 3 Illinois Territory Feb 3, 1809 Dec 3, 1828
IL Illinois, State of Dec 3, 1828
INT 3 Indiana Territory May 7, 1800 Dec 22, 1826
IN Indiana, State of Dec 22, 1826
KST 3 Kansas Territory May 30, 1854 Jan 29, 1862
KS Kansas, State of Jan 29, 1862
KY Kentucky, Commonwealth of Jun 2, 1792
LAT 3 Louisiana-Missouri Territory Mar 3, 1805 Aug 20, 1822
LA Louisiana, State of Apr 30, 1822
MA Massachusetts, Commonwealth of Feb 6, 1788
MD Maryland, State of Apr 28, 1788
ME Maine, State of Mar 25, 1820
MIT 3 Michigan Territory Jan 22, 1805 Jan 26, 1837
MI Michigan, State of Jan 26, 1837
MNT 3 Minnesota Territory Mar 3, 1849 May 22, 1858
MN Minnesota, State of May 22, 1858
MOT 3 Missouri Territory Jun 4, 1822 Aug 20, 1822
MO Missouri, State of Aug 20, 1822
MST 3 Mississippi Territory Apr 7, 1798 Dec 20, 1827
MS Mississippi, State of Dec 20, 1827
MTT 3 Montana Territory May 26, 1864 Nov 8, 1889
MT Montana, State of Nov 8, 1889
NC North Carolina, State of Nov 22, 1789
ND North Dakota, State of Nov 2, 1889
MP Northern Mariana Islands,
Commonweath of 1		 Jan 9, 1978
NET Nebraska Territory, State of May 30, 1854 Mar 2, 1867
NE Nebraska, State of Mar 2, 1867
NH New Hampshire, State of Jun 22, 1788
NJ New Jersey, State of Dec 28, 1787
NMT 3 New Mexico Territory Sep 9, 1850 Jan 6, 1922
NM New Mexico, State of Jan 6, 1922
NVT 3 Nevada Territory Mar 2, 1862 Oct 32, 1864
NV Nevada, State of Oct 32, 1864
NW Northwest Territory Jul 23, 1787 Mar 2, 1803
NY New York, State of Jul 26, 1788
OH Ohio, State of Mar 2, 1803
OKT 3 Oklahoma Territory May 2, 1890 Nov 26, 1907
OK Oklahoma, State of Nov 26, 1907
ORT 3 Oregon Territory Aug 24, 1848 Feb 24, 1859
OR Oregon, State of Feb 24, 1859
OT 3 Orleans Territory Mar 26, 1804 Apr 30, 1822
PA Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Dec 22, 1787
PR Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of 1 Dec 20, 1898
RI Rhode Island and the Providence
Plantations, State of		 May 29, 1790 Jun 22, 2020
RI Rhode Island, State of Jun 22, 2020
SC South Carolina, State of May 23, 1788
SD South Dakota, State of Nov 2, 1889
TN Tennessee, State of Jun 2, 1796
TSW 3 Territory Southwest of River Ohio Mar 26, 1790 Jun 2, 1796
TXR 3 Texas, Republic of Jan 2, 1836 Dec 29, 1845
TX Texas, State of Dec 29, 1845
US United States of America Jul 4, 1776
VI Virgin Islands of the United States 1 Mar 23, 1927
UTT 3 Utah Territory, State of Sep 9, 1850 Jan 4, 1896
UT Utah, State of Jan 4, 1896
VA Virginia, Commonwealth of Jun 25, 1788
VT Vermont, State of Mar 4, 1792
WAT 3 Washington Territory Mar 2, 1853 Nov 22, 1889
WA Washington, State of Nov 22, 1889
WA Washington, D. C. 2 Jul 16, 1790
WIT 3 Wisconsin Territory Apr 20, 1836 May 29, 1848
WI Wisconsin, State of May 29, 1848
WV West Virginia, State of Jun 2, 1863
WYT 3 Wyoming Territory Jul 25, 1868 Jul 20, 1890
WY Wyoming, State of Jul 20, 1890

1  unincorporated territory
2  proposed state
3  unofficial abbreviation used in this website

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Provinces and territories of
Canada (CAN)

 Abbrev  State / territory  Organized  Dissolved
AB Alberta, District of 1882 Sep 1, 1905
AB Alberta, Province of Sep 1, 1905
BC British Columbia, Colony of Aug 2, 1858 Jul 20, 1871
BC British Columbia, Province of Jul 20, 1871
CAN Canada, Dominion of Oct 7, 1763
MB Manitoba Jul 15, 1870
NB New Brunswick Jul 1, 1867
NL Newfoundland and Labrador Mar 31, 1949
NS Nova Scotia Jul 1, 1867
NU Nunavut (territory) Apr 1, 1999
NT Northwest Territories Jul 15, 1870
ON Ontario Jul 1, 1867
PE Prince Edward Island Jul 1, 1873
QC Quebec Jul 1, 1867
SK Saskatchewan Sep 1, 1905
Vancouver, Island of and its Dependencies Jan 13, 1849 Jul 20, 1871
YT Yukon Territory Jun 1, 1898

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States of Mexico (MEX)

 Abbrev  State / territory  Organized
AG Aguascalientes Feb 5, 1857
BN Baja California Jan 16, 1952
BS Baja California Sur Oct 8, 1974
CP Campeche Apr 29, 1863
CI Chihuahua Jul 6, 1824
CS Chiapas Sep 14, 1824
CH Coahuila May 7, 1824
CL Colima Dec 9, 1856
DF Distrito Federal Nov 18, 1824
DG Durango May 22, 1924
GJ Guanajuato Dec 20, 1823
GE Guerrero Oct 27, 1849
HD Hidalgo Jan 16, 1869
JA Jalisco Dec 23, 1823
MEX Mexico Jul 12, 1823
MC Michoacan Dec 22, 1823
MR Morelos Apr 17, 1869
MX Mexico, Estado de Dec 20, 1823
NA Nayarit Jan 23, 1917
NL Nuevo Leon May 7, 1824
OA Oaxaca Dec 21, 1823
PU Puebla Dec 21, 1823
QI Quintana Roo Oct 8, 1974
QE Queretaro Dec 23, 1823
SI Sinaloa Oct 14, 1830
SL San Luis Potosi Dec 22, 1823
SO Sonora Jan 10, 1824
TB Tabasco Feb 7, 1824
TA Tamaulipas Feb 7, 1824
TL Tlaxcala Dec 9, 1856
VC Veracruz Dec 22, 1823
YU Yucatan Dec 23, 1823
ZA Zacatecas Dec 23, 1823

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Following are links to various informational pages and maps collected by Nations Online and other sources. Many of the maps available for Central America show political boundaries, roads, railways and cities, Maps of the Caribbean island nations are much less detailed. 

Other countries in
Central America

 Abbrev  Nation  Description  Map
BLZ Belize (Description) (Map)
CRI Costa Rica (Description) (Map)
SLV El Salvador (Description) (Map)
GTM Guatemala (Description) (Map)
HND Honduras (Description) (Map)
NIC Nicaragua (Description) (Map)
PAN Panama (Description) (Map)


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Island nations, territories,
and protectorates

 Abbrev  Nation  Description  Map
ATG Antigua and Barbuda (Description) (Map)
AIA Anguilla (Description) (Map)
ABW Aruba (Description) (Map)
BHS Bahamas (Description) (Map)
BAR Barbados (Description) (Map)
CYM Cayman Islands (Description) (Map)
CUB Cuba (Description) (Map)
DMA Dominica (Description) (Map)
DOM Dominican Republic (Description) (Map)
GRL Greenland (Description) (Map)
GRD Grenada (Description) (Map)
GLP Guadeloupe (Description) (Map)
HTI Haiti (Description) (Map)
JAM Jamaica (Description) (Map)
MTQ Martinique (Description) (Map)
MSR Montserrat (Description)
PRI Puerto Rico (Description) (Map)
BLM Saint Barthélemy (Description) (Map)
KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis (Description) (Map)
LCA Saint Lucia (Description) (Map)
MAF Saint Martin (FRA) (Description) (Map)
SPM Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Description) (Map)
VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Description) (Map)
SXN Sint Maarten (NLD (Description) (Map)
TTO Trinidad and Tobago (Description) (Map)
TCA Turks and Caicos Islands, The (Description) (Map)
VGB Virgin Islands (UK) (Description) (Map)
VIR Virgin Islands (US) (Description) (Map)


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