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State Abbreviations

An abbreviation is a spelling convention that allows words to be shortened. It is a procedure used to represent words using only one or more of their letters.

All states have their abbreviation: MEX (Mexico), COL (Colombia), PRT (Portugal). In addition, the states within a country also have their abbreviation: N LE (Nuevo León), OAX (Oaxaca), OH (Ohio).

• See also: Abbreviations (with their meaning)

State abbreviations

1. Afghanistan: AFG
2. Aland Islands: ALI
3. Albania: ALB
4. Germany: DEU
5. Andorra: AND
6. Angola: AUG
7. Eel: IAA
8. Antarctica: ATA
9. Antigua and Barbuda: ATG
10. Netherlands Antilles: ANT
11. Saudi Arabia: SAU
12. Algeria: DZA
13. Argentina: ARG
14. Armenian: ARM
15. Aruba: ABW
16. Australia: AUS
17. Austria: TUE
18. Azerbaijan: AZE
19. Bahamas: BHS
20. Bahrain: BHR
21. Bangladeshi: BGD
22. Barbados: BRB
23. Belgium: BEL
24. Belize: BLZ
25. Benin: BEN
26. Bermuda: BMU
27. Bhutan: BTN
28. Belarus: BLR
29. Bolivia: BOL
30. Bonaire: BES
31. Bosnia and Herzegovina: BIH
32. Botswana: B.W.A.
33. Brazil: BRA
34. Brunei Darussalam: BRN
35. Bulgarian: BGR
36. Burkina Faso: BFA
37. Burundi: BDI
38. Cape Verde: CPV
39. Cambodia: KHM
40. Cameroon: WRC
41. Canada: CAN
42. Chad: TCD
43. Chile: CHL
44. China: CHN
45. Cyprus: CYP
46. Colombia: COL
47. Comoros: COM
48. Congo, Rep. of: COG
49. Congo, Dem. Rep. of: ZAR
50. Korea, Rep. of: KOR
51. Korea, Dem. Rep. of: PRK
52. Costa Rica: CRI
53. Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast): CIV
54. Croatia: HRV
55. Cuba: CUB
56. Curacao: CUW
57. Denmark: DNK
58. Djibouti: DJI
59. Dominica: WFD
60. Ecuador: ECU
61. Egypt, Arab Rep. of: EGY
62. El Salvador: SLV
63. United Arab Emirates: ARE
64. Eritrea: ERI
65. Slovenia: SVN
66. Spain: ESP
67. United States: USA
68. Estonian: EST
69. Ethiopia: ETH
70. Russian Federation: RUS
71. Fiji: FJI
72. Philippines: PHL
73. Finland: END
74. France: FRA
75. Gabon: GAB
76. Gambia: GMB
77. Georgia: GEO
78. Ghana: GHA
79. Greece: GRC
80. Greenland: GL
81. Guatemala: GTM
82. French Guiana: GUF
83. Guinea: GIN
84. Equatorial Guinea: GNQ
85. Guinea-Bissau: GNB
86. Guyanese: GUY
87. Haiti: HTI
88. Honduras: HND
89. Hong Kong (China): HKG
90. Hungary: HUN
91. India: IND
92. Indonesian: IDN
93. Iran, Islamic Rep. of: IRN
94. Iraq: IRQ
95. Ireland: IRL
96. Iceland: ISL
97. Wake Island: WAK
98. Cayman Islands: CYM
99. Cook Islands: COK
100. Faroe Islands: FRO
101. Marshall Islands: MHL
102. Israel: ISR
103. Italy: ITA
104. Jamaican: J.A.M.
105. Japan: JPN
106. Jordan: JOR
107. Kazakhstan: KAZ
108. Kenya: KEN
109. Kyrgyzstan: KGZ
110. Kuwait: KWT
111. Lesotho: LSO
112. Latvia: LVA
113. Lebanon: LBN
114. Liberia: LBR
115. Libya: LBY
116. Liechtenstein: LIE
117. Lithuania: LTU
118. Luxembourg: LUX
119. Madagascar: MDG
120. Malaysia: MYS
121. Malawi: MWI
122. Maldives: MDV
123. Mali: MLI
124. Malta: MLT
125. Morocco: SEA
126. Mexico: MEX
127. Micronesia, Fed. States of: FSM
128. Midway Islands: MID
129. Monaco: MCO
130. Mongolian: MNG
131. Montenegro: MNT
132. Montserrat: MSR
133. Mozambique: MOZ
134. Myanmar: MMR
135. Namibia: N.A.M.
136. Nauru: NRU
137. Nepal: NPL
138. Nicaragua: NIC
139. Niger: N.E.R.
140. Nigeria: NGA
141. Niue: NIU
142. Norway: NOR
143. New Caledonia: NCL
144. New Zealand: NZL
145. Oman: OMN
146. Netherlands: NLD
147. Pakistan: PAK
148. Palau: PLW
149. Panama: BREAD
150. Papua New Guinea: PNG
151. Paraguay: PRY
152. Peru: PER
153. Pitcairn: PCN
154. French Polynesia: PYF
155. Poland: POL
156. Portugal: PRT
157. Puerto Rico: PRI
158. Qatar: QAT
159. UK: GBR
160. Syrian Arab Republic: SYR
161. Central African Republic: CAF
162. Czech Republic: CZE
163. Dominican Republic: SUN
164. Slovak Republic: SVK
165. Romania: ROM
166. Rwanda: RWA
167. Senegal: SEN
168. Serbia and Montenegro: BE
169. Seychelles: SYC
170. Sierra Leone: SLE
171. Singapore: GSP
172. Somali SOM
173. Sri Lanka: L.K.A.
174. South Africa: ZAF
175. Sudan: LDS
176. South Sudan: SSD
177. Sweden: S.W.E.
178. Switzerland: CHE
179. Suriname: SOUTH
180. Swaziland: SWZ
181. Thailand: THA
182. Tanzania: TZA
183. Tajikistan: TJK
184. Togo: TGO
185. Tokelau: TKL
186. Tongan: TON
187. Trinidad and Tobago: TTO
188. Tunisia: TUN
189. Turkmenistan: TKM
190. Turkey: TUR
191. Tuvalu: T.U.V.
192. Ukraine: UKR
193. Uganda: UGA
194. Uruguay: URY
195. Uzbekistan: UZB
196. Vanuatu: VUT
197. Venezuela: COME
198. Viet Nam: VNM
199. Zambia: ZMB
200. Zimbabwe: ZWE

Mexico state abbreviations

1. Aguascalientes: AGU
2. Baja California: BCN
3. Baja California Sur: BCS
4. Campeche: CAM
5. Chiapas: CHP
6. Chihuahua: CHH
7. Mexico City: CMX3
8. Coahuila: COA
9. Colima: COL
10. Durango: DUR
11. Guanajuato: GUA
12. Warrior: GRO
13. Hidalgo: HID
14. Jalisco: JAL
15. Mexico: MEX
16. Michoacan: MIC
17. Morelos: MOR
18. Nayarit: NAY
19. New Leon: NLE
20. Oaxaca: Oaxaca
21. Puebla: PUE
22. Queretaro: WHAT
23. Quintana Roo: ROO
24. San Luis Potosi: SLP
25. Sinaloa: WITHOUT
26. Sound: SON
27. Tabasco: TAB
28. Tamaulipas: TAM
29. Tlaxcala: TLA
30. Veracruz: SEE
31. Yucatan: YUC
32. Zacatecas: ZAC

United States state abbreviations

1. Alabama: AL
2. Alaska: A.K.
3. Arizona: A-Z
4. Arkansas: AR
5. California: CA
6. Colorado: CO
7. Connecticut: CT
8. Del: DE
9. Florida: FL
10. Georgia: GA
11. Hawaii: HI
12. Idaho: I.D.
13. Illinois: IL
14. Indiana: IN
15. Iowa: AI
16. Kansas: K.S.
17. Kentucky: KY
18. Louisiana: L.A.
19. Maine: ME
20. Maryland: MD
21. Massachusetts: M.A.
22. Michigan: MI
23. Minnesota: MN
24. Mississippi: M.S.
25. Missouri: MO
26. Montana: M.T.
27. Nebraska: NE
28. Nevada: N.V.
29. New Hampshire: N.H.
30. New Jersey: NJ
31. New Mexico: NM
32. New York: NY
33. North Carolina: NC
34. North Dakota: NA
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36. Oklahoma: OK
37. Oregon: OR
38. Pennsylvania: PA
39. Rhode Island: R.I.
40. South Carolina: SC
41. South Dakota: SD
42. Tennessee: TN
43. Texas: TX
44. Utah: UT
45. Vermont: VT
46. Virginia: VA
47. Washington: WA
48. West Virginia: WV
49. Wisconsin: WI
50. Wyoming: WY