This is a list of U.S. state abbreviations. Abbreviations and codes for the states and possessions of the United States are used for postal addresses, data processing, general abbreviations, and other purposes. This list also includes abbreviations for three independent nations that are related to the United States through Compacts of Free Association, and other comparable postal abbreviations, including those now obsolete.
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