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A U.S. state is one of the states of the United States of America. Four states (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Kentucky) use the term commonwealth because they called themselves that when the United States was first formed, but this is only tradition and they are still states.
The states are labeled with their U.S. postal abbreviations and capitals.
| Abbreviation | State Name | Capital | Became a State |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | Alabama | Montgomery | December 14, 1819 |
| AK | Alaska | Juneau | January 3, 1959 |
| AZ | Arizona | Phoenix | February 14, 1912 |
| AR | Arkansas | Little Rock | June 15, 1836 |
| CA | California | Sacramento | September 9, 1850 |
| CO | Colorado | Denver | August 1, 1876 |
| CT | Connecticut | Hartford | January 9, 1788 |
| DE | Delaware | Dover | December 7, 1787 |
| FL | Florida | Tallahassee | March 3, 1845 |
| GA | Georgia | Atlanta | January 2, 1788 |
| HI | Hawaii | Honolulu | August 21, 1959 |
| ID | Idaho | Boise | July 3, 1890 |
| IL | Illinois | Springfield | December 3, 1818 |
| IN | Indiana | Indianapolis | December 11, 1816 |
| IA | Iowa | Des Moines | December 28, 1846 |
| KS | Kansas | Topeka | January 29, 1861 |
| KY | Kentucky | Frankfort | June 1, 1792 |
| LA | Louisiana | Baton Rouge | April 30, 1812 |
| ME | Maine | Augusta | March 15, 1820 |
| MD | Maryland | Annapolis | April 28, 1788 |
| MA | Massachusetts | Boston | February 6, 1788 |
| MI | Michigan | Lansing | January 26, 1837 |
| MN | Minnesota | Saint Paul | May 11, 1858 |
| MS | Mississippi | Jackson | December 10, 1817 |
| MO | Missouri | Jefferson City | August 10, 1821 |
| MT | Montana | Helena | November 8, 1889 |
| NE | Nebraska | Lincoln | March 1, 1867 |
| NV | Nevada | Carson City | October 31, 1864 |
| NH | New Hampshire | Concord | June 21, 1788 |
| NJ | New Jersey | Trenton | December 18, 1787 |
| NM | New Mexico | Santa Fe | January 6, 1912 |
| NY | New York | Albany | July 26, 1788 |
| NC | North Carolina | Raleigh | November 21, 1789 |
| ND | North Dakota | Bismarck | November 2, 1889 |
| OH | Ohio | Columbus | March 1, 1803 |
| OK | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | November 16, 1907 |
| OR | Oregon | Salem | February 14, 1859 |
| PA | Pennsylvania | Harrisburg | December 12, 1787 |
| RI | Rhode Island | Providence | May 19, 1790 |
| SC | South Carolina | Columbia | May 23, 1788 |
| SD | South Dakota | Pierre | November 2, 1889 |
| TN | Tennessee | Nashville | June 1, 1796 |
| TX | Texas | Austin | December 29, 1845 |
| UT | Utah | Salt Lake City | January 4, 1896 |
| VT | Vermont | Montpelier | March 4, 1791 |
| VA | Virginia | Richmond | June 25, 1788 |
| WA | Washington | Olympia | November 11, 1889 |
| WV | West Virginia | Charleston | June 20, 1863 |
| WI | Wisconsin | Madison | May 29, 1848 |
| WY | Wyoming | Cheyenne | July 10, 1890 |
In addition to the states, several other areas belong to the United States:
- AS American Samoa
- DC District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal government
- GU Guam
- MP Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth
- PR Puerto Rico, Commonwealth
- VI the United States Virgin Islands
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