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Here is a complete list of standards and formats used in United States. It includes a full list of ISO codes, number, date, currency, telephone and address formats. You will also get code examples on how to perform the most common formatting operations in Java, C#, JavaScript and PHP. Multiple resource files are made available, mainly the complete list of states, in different formats such as CSV, XML, JSON, HTML and SQL.

What are the ISO-3166-1 codes for United States?

  • Alpha-2: US
  • Alpha-3: USA
  • Numeric: 840
  • Java Locale Code: en_US
  • .Net CultureInfo Code: nl-NL
  • PHP Locale Code: en_US

What is the official language in United States?

  • English. Although there is no official language at the federal level in the United States, English is assumed and used by 80% of the general population. The other most used language is Spanish with 12.5%.

What is the date format in United States?

The date format in United States is middle-endian:

  • Format - Short: MM/DD/YY
    Ex: 12/31/14 for December 3rd 2014
  • Format - Long: MM/DD/YYYY
    Ex: 12/31/2014 for December 3rd 2014
  • The formats YYYY-MM-DD (2014-12-13) and DD MonthName, YYYY (31 December, 2014) are often used as well.
Formatting a date in Java:
Locale locale = new Locale("en", "US");
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("MM/dd/yy", locale); // Use yyyy for full year
sdf.format(new Date());
Formatting a date in C#:
CultureInfo ci = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US");
DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/dd/yy", ci); // Use yyyy for full year
Formatting a date in JavaScript:
let date = new Date();
date.toLocaleDateString('en-US', {month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit', year: '2-digit'});
// use year: 'numeric' for full yyyy
Formatting a date in PHP:
date("m/d/y"); // Use Y for full year

What is the time format in United States?

The time format in United States is 12-hour notation in most cases.

  • Format: h:mm[:ss] AM|PM
    Ex: 09:00 AM, and 09:00 PM
Formatting time in Java:
Locale locale = new Locale("en", "US");
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("h:mm:ss a", locale);
sdf.format(new Date());
Formatting time in C#:
CultureInfo ci = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US");
DateTime.Now.ToString("h:mm:ss tt", ci);
Formatting time in JavaScript:
let time = new Date();
date.toLocaleTimeString('en-US', {hour: '2-digit'});
Formatting time in PHP:
date("g:i:s a");

What is the numeric format in United States?

  • Format: 999,999,999.99
    • Group Size: 3
    • Grouping Character: , (comma)
    • Decimal Character: . (dot)
Formatting numbers in Java:
Locale locale = new Locale("en", "US");
NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(locale);
numberFormat.format(999999999.99d);
Formatting numbers in C#:
double d = 999999999.99d;
d.ToString("n", CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US")));
Formatting numbers in JavaScript:
let number = 999999999.99;
number.toLocaleString('en-US');
Formatting numbers in PHP:
$fmt = new NumberFormatter($locale = 'en_US', NumberFormatter::DECIMAL);
$fmt->format(999999999.99);

What is the currency format in United States?

  • Format: $999,999,999.99
    • Group Size: 3
    • Grouping Character: , (comma)
    • Decimal Character: . (dot)
    • Currency Symbol: $
    • Currency Symbol Position: Before number
    • Currency Name: United States Dollars, US Dollars (USD)
Formatting currency in Java:
Locale locale = new Locale("en", "US");
NumberFormat numberFormat = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(locale);
numberFormat.format(999999999.99d);
Formatting currency in C#:
double d = 999999999.99d;
d.ToString("c", CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US")));
Formatting currency in JavaScript:
let number = 999999999.99;
number.toLocaleString('en-US', {currency: 'USD', style: 'currency'});
Formatting currency in PHP:
$fmt = new NumberFormatter($locale = 'en_US', NumberFormatter::CURRENCY);
$fmt->format(999999999.99);

What is the telephone format in the United States?

  • Local: (NPA) NXX-XXXX. Ex: (555) 555-5555
  • Long distance: 1-NPA-NXX-XXXX. Ex: 1-555-555-5555
  • Name: NANP - North American Numbering Plan
  • NPA: Numbering Plan Area Code. 3 digits
  • NXX: Central Office Exchange Code. 3 digits
  • XXXX: Subscriber Number. 4 digits
  • Separator: Hyphens
Formatting telephone in Java:
// Format local phones using regular expression:
"5555555555".replaceFirst("(\\d{3})(\\d{3})(\\d+)", "($1) $2-$3"));

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is hardcoded and not stored with value:
"5555555555".replaceFirst("(\\d{3})(\\d{3})(\\d+)", "1-$1-$2-$3"));

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is stored with value:
"15555555555".replaceFirst("(\\d{1})(\\d{3})(\\d{3})(\\d+)", "$1-$2-$3-$4");
Formatting telephone in C#:
// Format local phones using regular expression:
Regex.Replace("5555555555", @"(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d+)", "($1) $2-$3");

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is hardcoded and not stored with value:
Regex.Replace("5555555555", @"(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d+)", "1-$1-$2-$3");

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is stored with value:
Regex.Replace("15555555555", @"(\d{1})(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d+)", "$1-$2-$3-$4");
Formatting telephone in JavaScript:
// Format local phones using regular expression:
"5555555555".replace(/(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d+)/g, "($1) $2-$3");

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is hardcoded and not stored with value:
"5555555555".replace(/(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d+)/g, "1-$1-$2-$3");

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is stored with value:
"15555555555".replace(/(\d{1})(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d+)/g, "$1-$2-$3-$4");
Formatting telephone in PHP:
// Format local phones using regular expression:
preg_replace('/(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})/', '($1) $2-$3', '5555555555');

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is hardcoded and not stored with value:
preg_replace('/(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})/', '1-$1-$2-$3', '5555555555');

// Format long distance phones using regular expression. Assumes 1 is stored with value:
preg_replace('/(\d{1})(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4})/', '$1-$2-$3-$4', '15555555555');

What is the postal address format in United States?

  • JOHN DOE
    MY COMPANY
    1234 E STREET SUITE 123
    NEW YORK NY 10106
    USA
  • JOHN DOE: Name of the person
  • MY COMPANY: Name of the company if there is one
  • 1234: Civic number
  • E: Direction of street if there is one. E for east, W for west, N for north, S for south
  • STREET: Street name
  • SUITE 123: Suite or appartment number if there is one
  • NEW YORK: City name
  • NY: State code. 2 letters
  • 10106: Zip code. 5 digits. Can also be in Zip+4 (10106-4567) format when required.
  • USA: Name of country.

What are the unit of measurement used in United States?

The United States uses the US Customary units derived from the English system.

Units for length

Unit Abbreviation Equivalent in metric system
Inch in or " 25.4mm
Foot ft or ' 304.8mm
Yard yd 0.9144m
Mile mi 1609.3m

Units for area

Unit Abbreviation Equivalent in metric system
Square Foot ft2 or sq ft 0.09290m²
Square Yard sq yd 0.8361m²
Square Mile mi2 or sq mi 2.590km²
Acre ac 4046m²

Units for volume (dry goods)

Unit Abbreviation Equivalent in metric system
Cubic Inch cu in or in3 16.38cm³
Cubic Foot cu ft or ft3 0.02831m³
Cubic Yard cu yd or yd3 0.7646m³

Units for volume (liquids)

Unit Abbreviation Equivalent in metric system
Fluid Ounce fl oz 29.57mL
Pint pt 473.2mL
Quart qt 946.4mL
Gallon gal 3.785L

Units for weight

Unit Abbreviation Equivalent in metric system
Grain gr 64.80mg
Ounce oz 28.35g
Pound lb 453.6g
Ton 907.2kg

Other units (temperature, force, power, energy)

Measurement Unit Abbreviation Definition Equivalent in standard international systems
Force Poundal pdl Force required to accelerate a mass of one pound-mass by 1 ft/ss 0.1383N
Force Pound Force lbf Force exerted on a mass of one pound due to gravity 4.448N
Inertia Slug Mass which, when subjected to a force of one pound-weight, accelerates by 1 ft/sec2 14.59kg
Power Horsepower hp Power required to raise 550 lb at the rate of 1 ft/s against gravity 745.7W
Energy British Thermal Unit BTU Energy required to raise the temperature of 1 lb liquid water by 1 °F 1055 J
Temperature Degree Fahrenheit °F 32 + 1.8xT(°C)
Absolute Temperature Degree Rankine °R 5/9K
Speed Miles Per Hour mph or mi/h Miles covered in one hour 1.609344km

Download list of states for United States in CSV, JSON, HTML, SQL and XML

List of states: HTML - Select Control

----------------------------
 Alpha-2 code + Alpha-2 code
----------------------------

<!-- States -->
<select>
	<option value="AL">AL</option>
	<option value="AK">AK</option>
	<option value="AZ">AZ</option>
	<option value="AR">AR</option>
	<option value="CA">CA</option>
	<option value="CO">CO</option>
	<option value="CT">CT</option>
	<option value="DE">DE</option>
	<option value="DC">DC</option>
	<option value="FL">FL</option>
	<option value="GA">GA</option>
	<option value="HI">HI</option>
	<option value="ID">ID</option>
	<option value="IL">IL</option>
	<option value="IN">IN</option>
	<option value="IA">IA</option>
	<option value="KS">KS</option>
	<option value="KY">KY</option>
	<option value="LA">LA</option>
	<option value="ME">ME</option>
	<option value="MD">MD</option>
	<option value="MA">MA</option>
	<option value="MI">MI</option>
	<option value="MN">MN</option>
	<option value="MS">MS</option>
	<option value="MO">MO</option>
	<option value="MT">MT</option>
	<option value="NE">NE</option>
	<option value="NV">NV</option>
	<option value="NH">NH</option>
	<option value="NJ">NJ</option>
	<option value="NM">NM</option>
	<option value="NY">NY</option>
	<option value="NC">NC</option>
	<option value="ND">ND</option>
	<option value="OH">OH</option>
	<option value="OK">OK</option>
	<option value="OR">OR</option>
	<option value="PA">PA</option>
	<option value="RI">RI</option>
	<option value="SC">SC</option>
	<option value="SD">SD</option>
	<option value="TN">TN</option>
	<option value="TX">TX</option>
	<option value="UT">UT</option>
	<option value="VT">VT</option>
	<option value="VA">VA</option>
	<option value="WA">WA</option>
	<option value="WV">WV</option>
	<option value="WI">WI</option>
	<option value="WY">WY</option>
</select>

<!-- US Outlying Territories -->
<option value="AS">AS</option>
<option value="GU">GU</option>
<option value="MP">MP</option>
<option value="PR">PR</option>
<option value="UM">UM</option>
<option value="VI">VI</option>

<!-- Armed Forces -->
<option value="AA">AA</option>
<option value="AP">AP</option>
<option value="AE">AE</option>

---------------------
 Alpha-2 code + name
---------------------

<!-- States -->
<select>
	<option value="AL">Alabama</option>
	<option value="AK">Alaska</option>
	<option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
	<option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
	<option value="CA">California</option>
	<option value="CO">Colorado</option>
	<option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
	<option value="DE">Delaware</option>
	<option value="DC">District Of Columbia</option>
	<option value="FL">Florida</option>
	<option value="GA">Georgia</option>
	<option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
	<option value="ID">Idaho</option>
	<option value="IL">Illinois</option>
	<option value="IN">Indiana</option>
	<option value="IA">Iowa</option>
	<option value="KS">Kansas</option>
	<option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
	<option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
	<option value="ME">Maine</option>
	<option value="MD">Maryland</option>
	<option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
	<option value="MI">Michigan</option>
	<option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
	<option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
	<option value="MO">Missouri</option>
	<option value="MT">Montana</option>
	<option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
	<option value="NV">Nevada</option>
	<option value="NH">New Hampshire</option>
	<option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
	<option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
	<option value="NY">New York</option>
	<option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
	<option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
	<option value="OH">Ohio</option>
	<option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
	<option value="OR">Oregon</option>
	<option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option>
	<option value="RI">Rhode Island</option>
	<option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
	<option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
	<option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
	<option value="TX">Texas</option>
	<option value="UT">Utah</option>
	<option value="VT">Vermont</option>
	<option value="VA">Virginia</option>
	<option value="WA">Washington</option>
	<option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
	<option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
	<option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>

<!-- US Outlying Territories -->
<option value="AS">American Samoa</option>
<option value="GU">Guam</option>
<option value="MP">Northern Mariana Islands</option>
<option value="PR">Puerto Rico</option>
<option value="UM">United States Minor Outlying Islands</option>
<option value="VI">Virgin Islands</option>

<!-- Armed Forces -->
<option value="AA">Armed Forces Americas</option>
<option value="AP">Armed Forces Pacific</option>
<option value="AE">Armed Forces Others</option>

------------------------
 ISO_3166-2 code + name
------------------------

<!-- States -->
<select>
	<option value="US-AL">Alabama</option>
	<option value="US-AK">Alaska</option>
	<option value="US-AZ">Arizona</option>
	<option value="US-AR">Arkansas</option>
	<option value="US-CA">California</option>
	<option value="US-CO">Colorado</option>
	<option value="US-CT">Connecticut</option>
	<option value="US-DE">Delaware</option>
	<option value="US-DC">District Of Columbia</option>
	<option value="US-FL">Florida</option>
	<option value="US-GA">Georgia</option>
	<option value="US-HI">Hawaii</option>
	<option value="US-ID">Idaho</option>
	<option value="US-IL">Illinois</option>
	<option value="US-IN">Indiana</option>
	<option value="US-IA">Iowa</option>
	<option value="US-KS">Kansas</option>
	<option value="US-KY">Kentucky</option>
	<option value="US-LA">Louisiana</option>
	<option value="US-ME">Maine</option>
	<option value="US-MD">Maryland</option>
	<option value="US-MA">Massachusetts</option>
	<option value="US-MI">Michigan</option>
	<option value="US-MN">Minnesota</option>
	<option value="US-MS">Mississippi</option>
	<option value="US-MO">Missouri</option>
	<option value="US-MT">Montana</option>
	<option value="US-NE">Nebraska</option>
	<option value="US-NV">Nevada</option>
	<option value="US-NH">New Hampshire</option>
	<option value="US-NJ">New Jersey</option>
	<option value="US-NM">New Mexico</option>
	<option value="US-NY">New York</option>
	<option value="US-NC">North Carolina</option>
	<option value="US-ND">North Dakota</option>
	<option value="US-OH">Ohio</option>
	<option value="US-OK">Oklahoma</option>
	<option value="US-OR">Oregon</option>
	<option value="US-PA">Pennsylvania</option>
	<option value="US-RI">Rhode Island</option>
	<option value="US-SC">South Carolina</option>
	<option value="US-SD">South Dakota</option>
	<option value="US-TN">Tennessee</option>
	<option value="US-TX">Texas</option>
	<option value="US-UT">Utah</option>
	<option value="US-VT">Vermont</option>
	<option value="US-VA">Virginia</option>
	<option value="US-WA">Washington</option>
	<option value="US-WV">West Virginia</option>
	<option value="US-WI">Wisconsin</option>
	<option value="US-WY">Wyoming</option>
</select>

<!-- US Outlying Territories -->
<option value="US-AS">American Samoa</option>
<option value="US-GU">Guam</option>
<option value="US-MP">Northern Mariana Islands</option>
<option value="US-PR">Puerto Rico</option>
<option value="US-UM">United States Minor Outlying Islands</option>
<option value="US-VI">Virgin Islands</option>

<!-- Armed Forces -->
<option value="US-AA">Armed Forces Americas</option>
<option value="US-AP">Armed Forces Pacific</option>
<option value="US-AE">Armed Forces Others</option>

List of states: CSV

// States //
AL,"Alabama"
AK,"Alaska"
AZ,"Arizona"
AR,"Arkansas"
CA,"California"
CO,"Colorado"
CT,"Connecticut"
DE,"Delaware"
DC,"District Of Columbia"
FL,"Florida"
GA,"Georgia"
HI,"Hawaii"
ID,"Idaho"
IL,"Illinois"
IN,"Indiana"
IA,"Iowa"
KS,"Kansas"
KY,"Kentucky"
LA,"Louisiana"
ME,"Maine"
MD,"Maryland"
MA,"Massachusetts"
MI,"Michigan"
MN,"Minnesota"
MS,"Mississippi"
MO,"Missouri"
MT,"Montana"
NE,"Nebraska"
NV,"Nevada"
NH,"New Hampshire"
NJ,"New Jersey"
NM,"New Mexico"
NY,"New York"
NC,"North Carolina"
ND,"North Dakota"
OH,"Ohio"
OK,"Oklahoma"
OR,"Oregon"
PA,"Pennsylvania"
RI,"Rhode Island"
SC,"South Carolina"
SD,"South Dakota"
TN,"Tennessee"
TX,"Texas"
UT,"Utah"
VT,"Vermont"
VA,"Virginia"
WA,"Washington"
WV,"West Virginia"
WI,"Wisconsin"
WY,"Wyoming"

// US Outlying Territories //
AS,"American Samoa"
GU,"Guam"
MP,"Northern Mariana Islands"
PR,"Puerto Rico"
UM,"United States Minor Outlying Islands"
VI,"Virgin Islands"

// Armed Forces //
AA,"Armed Forces Americas"
AP,"Armed Forces Pacific"
AE,"Armed Forces Others"

List of states: JSON

---------------------
 Alpha-2 code + Name
---------------------

[
	{code: "AL", name: "Alabama"},
	{code: "AK", name: "Alaska"},
	{code: "AZ", name: "Arizona"},
	{code: "AR", name: "Arkansas"},
	{code: "CA", name: "California"},
	{code: "CO", name: "Colorado"},
	{code: "CT", name: "Connecticut"},
	{code: "DE", name: "Delaware"},
	{code: "DC", name: "District Of Columbia"},
	{code: "FL", name: "Florida"},
	{code: "GA", name: "Georgia"},
	{code: "HI", name: "Hawaii"},
	{code: "ID", name: "Idaho"},
	{code: "IL", name: "Illinois"},
	{code: "IN", name: "Indiana"},
	{code: "IA", name: "Iowa"},
	{code: "KS", name: "Kansas"},
	{code: "KY", name: "Kentucky"},
	{code: "LA", name: "Louisiana"},
	{code: "ME", name: "Maine"},
	{code: "MD", name: "Maryland"},
	{code: "MA", name: "Massachusetts"},
	{code: "MI", name: "Michigan"},
	{code: "MN", name: "Minnesota"},
	{code: "MS", name: "Mississippi"},
	{code: "MO", name: "Missouri"},
	{code: "MT", name: "Montana"},
	{code: "NE", name: "Nebraska"},
	{code: "NV", name: "Nevada"},
	{code: "NH", name: "New Hampshire"},
	{code: "NJ", name: "New Jersey"},
	{code: "NM", name: "New Mexico"},
	{code: "NY", name: "New York"},
	{code: "NC", name: "North Carolina"},
	{code: "ND", name: "North Dakota"},
	{code: "OH", name: "Ohio"},
	{code: "OK", name: "Oklahoma"},
	{code: "OR", name: "Oregon"},
	{code: "PA", name: "Pennsylvania"},
	{code: "RI", name: "Rhode Island"},
	{code: "SC", name: "South Carolina"},
	{code: "SD", name: "South Dakota"},
	{code: "TN", name: "Tennessee"},
	{code: "TX", name: "Texas"},
	{code: "UT", name: "Utah"},
	{code: "VT", name: "Vermont"},
	{code: "VA", name: "Virginia"},
	{code: "WA", name: "Washington"},
	{code: "WV", name: "West Virginia"},
	{code: "WI", name: "Wisconsin"},
	{code: "WY", name: "Wyoming"}
]

// US Outlying Territories //
{code: "AS", name: "American Samoa"},
{code: "GU", name: "Guam"},
{code: "MP", name: "Northern Mariana Islands"},
{code: "PR", name: "Puerto Rico"},
{code: "UM", name: "United States Minor Outlying Islands"},
{code: "VI", name: "Virgin Islands"}

// Armed Forces //
{code: "AA", name: "Armed Forces Americas"},
{code: "AP", name: "Armed Forces Pacific"},
{code: "AE", name: "Armed Forces Others"}

-------------------
 ISO-3166-2 + Name
-------------------

[
	{code: "US-AL", name: "Alabama"},
	{code: "US-AK", name: "Alaska"},
	{code: "US-AZ", name: "Arizona"},
	{code: "US-AR", name: "Arkansas"},
	{code: "US-CA", name: "California"},
	{code: "US-CO", name: "Colorado"},
	{code: "US-CT", name: "Connecticut"},
	{code: "US-DE", name: "Delaware"},
	{code: "US-DC", name: "District Of Columbia"},
	{code: "US-FL", name: "Florida"},
	{code: "US-GA", name: "Georgia"},
	{code: "US-HI", name: "Hawaii"},
	{code: "US-ID", name: "Idaho"},
	{code: "US-IL", name: "Illinois"},
	{code: "US-IN", name: "Indiana"},
	{code: "US-IA", name: "Iowa"},
	{code: "US-KS", name: "Kansas"},
	{code: "US-KY", name: "Kentucky"},
	{code: "US-LA", name: "Louisiana"},
	{code: "US-ME", name: "Maine"},
	{code: "US-MD", name: "Maryland"},
	{code: "US-MA", name: "Massachusetts"},
	{code: "US-MI", name: "Michigan"},
	{code: "US-MN", name: "Minnesota"},
	{code: "US-MS", name: "Mississippi"},
	{code: "US-MO", name: "Missouri"},
	{code: "US-MT", name: "Montana"},
	{code: "US-NE", name: "Nebraska"},
	{code: "US-NV", name: "Nevada"},
	{code: "US-NH", name: "New Hampshire"},
	{code: "US-NJ", name: "New Jersey"},
	{code: "US-NM", name: "New Mexico"},
	{code: "US-NY", name: "New York"},
	{code: "US-NC", name: "North Carolina"},
	{code: "US-ND", name: "North Dakota"},
	{code: "US-OH", name: "Ohio"},
	{code: "US-OK", name: "Oklahoma"},
	{code: "US-OR", name: "Oregon"},
	{code: "US-PA", name: "Pennsylvania"},
	{code: "US-RI", name: "Rhode Island"},
	{code: "US-SC", name: "South Carolina"},
	{code: "US-SD", name: "South Dakota"},
	{code: "US-TN", name: "Tennessee"},
	{code: "US-TX", name: "Texas"},
	{code: "US-UT", name: "Utah"},
	{code: "US-VT", name: "Vermont"},
	{code: "US-VA", name: "Virginia"},
	{code: "US-WA", name: "Washington"},
	{code: "US-WV", name: "West Virginia"},
	{code: "US-WI", name: "Wisconsin"},
	{code: "US-WY", name: "Wyoming"}
]

// US Outlying Territories //
{code: "US-AS", name: "American Samoa"},
{code: "US-GU", name: "Guam"},
{code: "US-MP", name: "Northern Mariana Islands"},
{code: "US-PR", name: "Puerto Rico"},
{code: "US-UM", name: "United States Minor Outlying Islands"},
{code: "US-VI", name: "Virgin Islands"}

// Armed Forces //
{code: "US-AA", name: "Armed Forces Americas"},
{code: "US-AP", name: "Armed Forces Pacific"},
{code: "US-AE", name: "Armed Forces Others"}

List of states: SQL

-- -----------------------------------------------------
-- Table `state`
-- -----------------------------------------------------
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS state;

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS state (
  id INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  code VARCHAR(6) NOT NULL,
  name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (id),
  UNIQUE INDEX id_UNIQUE (id ASC),
  UNIQUE INDEX code_UNIQUE (code ASC)
) ENGINE = InnoDB;

---------------------
 Alpha-2 code + name
---------------------

INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AL', 'Alabama');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AK', 'Alaska');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AZ', 'Arizona');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AR', 'Arkansas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'CA', 'California');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'CO', 'Colorado');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'CT', 'Connecticut');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'DE', 'Delaware');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'DC', 'District Of Columbia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'FL', 'Florida');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'GA', 'Georgia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'HI', 'Hawaii');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'ID', 'Idaho');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'IL', 'Illinois');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'IN', 'Indiana');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'IA', 'Iowa');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'KS', 'Kansas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'KY', 'Kentucky');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'LA', 'Louisiana');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'ME', 'Maine');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MD', 'Maryland');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MA', 'Massachusetts');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MI', 'Michigan');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MN', 'Minnesota');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MS', 'Mississippi');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MO', 'Missouri');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MT', 'Montana');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NE', 'Nebraska');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NV', 'Nevada');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NH', 'New Hampshire');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NJ', 'New Jersey');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NM', 'New Mexico');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NY', 'New York');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'NC', 'North Carolina');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'ND', 'North Dakota');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'OH', 'Ohio');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'OK', 'Oklahoma');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'OR', 'Oregon');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'PA', 'Pennsylvania');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'RI', 'Rhode Island');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'SC', 'South Carolina');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'SD', 'South Dakota');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'TN', 'Tennessee');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'TX', 'Texas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'UT', 'Utah');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'VT', 'Vermont');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'VA', 'Virginia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'WA', 'Washington');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'WV', 'West Virginia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'WI', 'Wisconsin');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'WY', 'Wyoming');

-- US Outlying Territories --
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AS', 'American Samoa');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'GU', 'Guam');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'MP', 'Northern Mariana Islands');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'PR', 'Puerto Rico');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'UM', 'United States Minor Outlying Islands');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'VI', 'Virgin Islands');

-- Armed Forces --
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AA', 'Armed Forces Americas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AP', 'Armed Forces Pacific');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'AE', 'Armed Forces Others');

------------------------
 ISO-3166-2 code + name
------------------------

INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AL', 'Alabama');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AK', 'Alaska');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AZ', 'Arizona');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AR', 'Arkansas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-CA', 'California');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-CO', 'Colorado');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-CT', 'Connecticut');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-DE', 'Delaware');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-DC', 'District Of Columbia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-FL', 'Florida');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-GA', 'Georgia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-HI', 'Hawaii');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-ID', 'Idaho');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-IL', 'Illinois');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-IN', 'Indiana');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-IA', 'Iowa');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-KS', 'Kansas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-KY', 'Kentucky');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-LA', 'Louisiana');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-ME', 'Maine');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MD', 'Maryland');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MA', 'Massachusetts');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MI', 'Michigan');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MN', 'Minnesota');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MS', 'Mississippi');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MO', 'Missouri');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MT', 'Montana');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NE', 'Nebraska');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NV', 'Nevada');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NH', 'New Hampshire');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NJ', 'New Jersey');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NM', 'New Mexico');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NY', 'New York');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-NC', 'North Carolina');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-ND', 'North Dakota');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-OH', 'Ohio');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-OK', 'Oklahoma');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-OR', 'Oregon');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-PA', 'Pennsylvania');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-RI', 'Rhode Island');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-SC', 'South Carolina');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-SD', 'South Dakota');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-TN', 'Tennessee');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-TX', 'Texas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-UT', 'Utah');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-VT', 'Vermont');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-VA', 'Virginia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-WA', 'Washington');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-WV', 'West Virginia');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-WI', 'Wisconsin');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-WY', 'Wyoming');

-- US Outlying Territories --
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AS', 'American Samoa');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-GU', 'Guam');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-MP', 'Northern Mariana Islands');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-PR', 'Puerto Rico');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-UM', 'United States Minor Outlying Islands');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-VI', 'Virgin Islands');

-- Armed Forces --
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AA', 'Armed Forces Americas');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AP', 'Armed Forces Pacific');
INSERT INTO state (id, code, name) VALUES (null, 'US-AE', 'Armed Forces Others');

List of states: XML

<!-- Alpha-2 code + name -->

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<states>
	<state>
		<code>AL</code>
		<name>Alabama</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>AK</code>
		<name>Alaska</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>AZ</code>
		<name>Arizona</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>AR</code>
		<name>Arkansas</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>CA</code>
		<name>California</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>CO</code>
		<name>Colorado</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>CT</code>
		<name>Connecticut</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>DE</code>
		<name>Delaware</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>DC</code>
		<name>District Of Columbia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>FL</code>
		<name>Florida</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>GA</code>
		<name>Georgia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>HI</code>
		<name>Hawaii</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>ID</code>
		<name>Idaho</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>IL</code>
		<name>Illinois</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>IN</code>
		<name>Indiana</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>IA</code>
		<name>Iowa</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>KS</code>
		<name>Kansas</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>KY</code>
		<name>Kentucky</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>LA</code>
		<name>Louisiana</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>ME</code>
		<name>Maine</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MD</code>
		<name>Maryland</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MA</code>
		<name>Massachusetts</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MI</code>
		<name>Michigan</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MN</code>
		<name>Minnesota</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MS</code>
		<name>Mississippi</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MO</code>
		<name>Missouri</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>MT</code>
		<name>Montana</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NE</code>
		<name>Nebraska</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NV</code>
		<name>Nevada</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NH</code>
		<name>New Hampshire</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NJ</code>
		<name>New Jersey</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NM</code>
		<name>New Mexico</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NY</code>
		<name>New York</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>NC</code>
		<name>North Carolina</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>ND</code>
		<name>North Dakota</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>OH</code>
		<name>Ohio</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>OK</code>
		<name>Oklahoma</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>OR</code>
		<name>Oregon</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>PA</code>
		<name>Pennsylvania</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>RI</code>
		<name>Rhode Island</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>SC</code>
		<name>South Carolina</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>SD</code>
		<name>South Dakota</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>TN</code>
		<name>Tennessee</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>TX</code>
		<name>Texas</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>UT</code>
		<name>Utah</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>VT</code>
		<name>Vermont</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>VA</code>
		<name>Virginia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>WA</code>
		<name>Washington</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>WV</code>
		<name>West Virginia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>WI</code>
		<name>Wisconsin</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>WY</code>
		<name>Wyoming</name>
	</state>
</states>

<!-- US Outlying Territories -->
<state>
	<code>AS</code>
	<name>American Samoa</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>GU</code>
	<name>Guam</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>MP</code>
	<name>Northern Mariana Islands</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>PR</code>
	<name>Puerto Rico</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>UM</code>
	<name>United States Minor Outlying Islands</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>VI</code>
	<name>Virgin Islands</name>
</state>

<!-- Armed Forces -->
<state>
	<code>AA</code>
	<name>Armed Forces Americas</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>AP</code>
	<name>Armed Forces Pacific</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>AE</code>
	<name>Armed Forces Others</name>
</state>

<!-- ISO 3166-2 code + name -->

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<states>
	<state>
		<code>US-AL</code>
		<name>Alabama</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-AK</code>
		<name>Alaska</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-AZ</code>
		<name>Arizona</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-AR</code>
		<name>Arkansas</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-CA</code>
		<name>California</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-CO</code>
		<name>Colorado</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-CT</code>
		<name>Connecticut</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-DE</code>
		<name>Delaware</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-DC</code>
		<name>District Of Columbia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-FL</code>
		<name>Florida</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-GA</code>
		<name>Georgia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-HI</code>
		<name>Hawaii</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-ID</code>
		<name>Idaho</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-IL</code>
		<name>Illinois</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-IN</code>
		<name>Indiana</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-IA</code>
		<name>Iowa</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-KS</code>
		<name>Kansas</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-KY</code>
		<name>Kentucky</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-LA</code>
		<name>Louisiana</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-ME</code>
		<name>Maine</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MD</code>
		<name>Maryland</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MA</code>
		<name>Massachusetts</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MI</code>
		<name>Michigan</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MN</code>
		<name>Minnesota</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MS</code>
		<name>Mississippi</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MO</code>
		<name>Missouri</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-MT</code>
		<name>Montana</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NE</code>
		<name>Nebraska</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NV</code>
		<name>Nevada</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NH</code>
		<name>New Hampshire</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NJ</code>
		<name>New Jersey</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NM</code>
		<name>New Mexico</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NY</code>
		<name>New York</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-NC</code>
		<name>North Carolina</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-ND</code>
		<name>North Dakota</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-OH</code>
		<name>Ohio</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-OK</code>
		<name>Oklahoma</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-OR</code>
		<name>Oregon</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-PA</code>
		<name>Pennsylvania</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-RI</code>
		<name>Rhode Island</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-SC</code>
		<name>South Carolina</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-SD</code>
		<name>South Dakota</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-TN</code>
		<name>Tennessee</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-TX</code>
		<name>Texas</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-UT</code>
		<name>Utah</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-VT</code>
		<name>Vermont</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-VA</code>
		<name>Virginia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-WA</code>
		<name>Washington</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-WV</code>
		<name>West Virginia</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-WI</code>
		<name>Wisconsin</name>
	</state>
	<state>
		<code>US-WY</code>
		<name>Wyoming</name>
	</state>
</states>

<!-- US Outlying Territories -->
<state>
	<code>US-AS</code>
	<name>American Samoa</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-GU</code>
	<name>Guam</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-MP</code>
	<name>Northern Mariana Islands</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-PR</code>
	<name>Puerto Rico</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-UM</code>
	<name>United States Minor Outlying Islands</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-VI</code>
	<name>Virgin Islands</name>
</state>

<!-- Armed Forces -->
<state>
	<code>US-AA</code>
	<name>Armed Forces Americas</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-AP</code>
	<name>Armed Forces Pacific</name>
</state>
<state>
	<code>US-AE</code>
	<name>Armed Forces Others</name>
</state>