Others titles
- US States and Territories
- List of States and Territories
Keywords
- US States
- USA States
- US Territories
- USA Territories
- US States Abbreviations
- United States of America
US States and Territories
This dataset contains various codes and common abbreviations used to represent the states and territories of the United States.
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Description
These codes and abbreviations are used for postal addresses, data processing, general abbreviations, and other purposes.
The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. The 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C., are in central North America between Canada and Mexico; the two other states, Alaska and Hawaii, are in the northwestern part of North America and an archipelago in the mid-Pacific, respectively, while the territories are scattered throughout the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
States are the primary subdivisions of the United States, and possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, such as regulating intrastate commerce, running elections, creating local governments, and ratifying constitutional amendments. Each state has its own constitution, grounded in republican principles, and government, consisting of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. All states and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Each state is represented by two Senators, while Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census. Additionally, each state is entitled to select a number of electors to vote in the Electoral College, the body that elects the President of the United States, equal to the total of Representatives and Senators in Congress from that state.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2015-01-01 |
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Last Modified | 2021-07-08 |
Version | 2021-07-08 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
N/A |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; N/A; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | US States, USA States, US Territories, USA Territories, US States Abbreviations, United States of America |
Other Titles | US States and Territories, List of States and Territories |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Code | Unique string representation of State Codes | string | required : 1unique : 1 |
Name | Name of the US State | string | - |
State_Type | Specifies if it is a state or territory | string | required : 1enum : Array ( [0] => state [1] => territory ) |
State_Type_Code | 'S' for state and 'T' for territory | string | required : 1enum : Array ( [0] => S [1] => T ) |
Data Preview
Code | Name | State Type | State Type Code |
AL | Alabama | state | S |
AK | Alaska | state | S |
AS | American Samoa | territory | T |
AZ | Arizona | state | S |
AR | Arkansas | state | S |
CA | California | state | S |
CO | Colorado | state | S |
CT | Connecticut | state | S |
DC | District Of Columbia | territory | T |
DE | Delaware | state | T |