thanks for saving me the time of coding this.

Also this saved me a precious 15 minutes. Thanks.

Wonderful list... What about people who live in Washington D.C.?

Awesome. Still saving people like me time! Leave it up!

I would also encourage adding <code><option value="DC">District of Columbia</option><code>

Thanks!

Thanks for posting the list!

In case someone wants to build the options using PHP so they can do an "if"...

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

// loop through the states
foreach ($states as $theState => $stateAbbv) {
// check something...and set one of the options as selected...
if ($state == $stateAbbv) {
$options .= "<option value=\"$stateAbbv\" selected>$theState</option>";
}
else {
$options .= "<option value=\"$stateAbbv\">$theState</option>";
}
}
?>

The more I explore your site, the more good stuff I find!
Thanks for helping

Similar to Joe's, though I did it with the abbrevs. first and includes Canadian provinces (tailored to what I'm doing). Also included the country array that was a little tedious.

$state = array ('AL'=>'Alabama','AK'=>'Alaska','AB'=>'Alberta','AS'=>'American Samoa','AZ'=>'Arizona',
'AR'=>'Arkansas','AA'=>'Armed Forces Americas (except Canada)',
'AE'=>'Armed Forces Europe, Africa, Middle East, Canada','AP'=>'Armed Forces Pacific',
'BC'=>'British Columbia','CA'=>'California','CO'=>'Colorado','CT'=>'Connecticut',
'DE'=>'Delaware','DC'=>'District of Columbia','FM'=>'Federated States of Micronesia',
'FL'=>'Florida','GA'=>'Georgia','GU'=>'Guam','HI'=>'Hawaii','ID'=>'Idaho','IL'=>'Illinois',
'IN'=>'Indiana','IA'=>'Iowa','KS'=>'Kansas','KY'=>'Kentucky','LA'=>'Louisiana','ME'=>'Maine',
'MB'=>'Manitoba','MH'=>'Marshall Islands','MD'=>'Maryland','MA'=>'Massachusetts',
'MI'=>'Michigan','MN'=>'Minnesota','MS'=>'Mississippi','MO'=>'Missouri','MT'=>'Montana',
'NE'=>'Nebraska','NV'=>'Nevada','NB'=>'New Brunswick','NH'=>'New Hampshire',
'NJ'=>'New Jersey','NM'=>'New Mexico','NY'=>'New York','NF'=>'Newfoundland and Labrador',
'NC'=>'North Carolina','ND'=>'North Dakota','MP'=>'Northern Mariana Islands',
'NT'=>'Northwest Territories','NS'=>'Nova Scotia','NU'=>'Nunavut','OH'=>'Ohio','OK'=>'Oklahoma',
'ON'=>'Ontario','OR'=>'Oregon','PW'=>'Palau','PA'=>'Pennsylvania','PE'=>'Prince Edward Island',
'PR'=>'Puerto Rico','PQ'=>'Quebec','RI'=>'Rhode Island','SK'=>'Saskatchewan',
'SC'=>'South Carolina','SD'=>'South Dakota','TN'=>'Tennessee','TX'=>'Texas','UT'=>'Utah',
'VT'=>'Vermont','VI'=>'Virgin Islands','VA'=>'Virginia','WA'=>'Washington','WV'=>'West Virginia',
'WI'=>'Wisconsin','WY'=>'Wyoming','YT'=>'Yukon');

$country = array ('US'=>'USA','UK'=>'UNITED KINGDOM','CA'=>'CANADA','AF'=>'AFGHANISTAN','AL'=>'ALBANIA',
'DZ'=>'ALGERIA','AD'=>'ANDORRA','AO'=>'ANGOLA','AI'=>'ANGUILLA','AG'=>'ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA',
'AR'=>'ARGENTINA','AM'=>'ARMENIA','AW'=>'ARUBA','AU'=>'AUSTRALIA','AT'=>'AUSTRIA',
'AZ'=>'AZERBAIJAN','BS'=>'BAHAMAS','BH'=>'BAHRAIN','BD'=>'BANGLADESH','BB'=>'BARBADOS',
'BY'=>'BELARUS','BE'=>'BELGIUM','BZ'=>'BELIZE','BJ'=>'BENIN','BM'=>'BERMUDA','BT'=>'BHUTAN',
'BO'=>'BOLIVIA','BA'=>'BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA','BW'=>'BOTSWANA','BR'=>'BRAZIL',
'BN'=>'BRUNEI DARUSSALAM','BG'=>'BULGARIA','BF'=>'BURKINA FASO','BI'=>'BURUNDI',
'KH'=>'CAMBODIA','CM'=>'CAMEROON','CA'=>'CANADA','CV'=>'CAPE VERDE','KY'=>'CAYMAN ISLANDS',
'CF'=>'CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC','TD'=>'CHAD','CL'=>'CHILE','CN'=>'CHINA','CO'=>'COLOMBIA',
'KM'=>'COMOROS','CG'=>'CONGO','CK'=>'COOK ISLANDS','CR'=>'COSTA RICA',
'HR'=>'CROATIA LOCAL NAME:(HRVATSKA)','CU'=>'CUBA','CY'=>'CYPRUS','CZ'=>'CZECH REPUBLIC',
'DK'=>'DENMARK','DJ'=>'DJIBOUTI','DM'=>'DOMINICA','DO'=>'DOMINICAN REPUBLIC','EC'=>'ECUADOR',
'EG'=>'EGYPT','SV'=>'EL SALVADOR','EE'=>'ESTONIA','FK'=>'FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS)',
'FJ'=>'FIJI','FI'=>'FINLAND','FR'=>'FRANCE','GF'=>'FRENCH GUIANA','PF'=>'FRENCH POLYNESIA',
'GA'=>'GABON','GM'=>'GAMBIA','GE'=>'GEORGIA','DE'=>'GERMANY','GH'=>'GHANA','GR'=>'GREECE',
'GL'=>'GREENLAND','GP'=>'GUADELOUPE','GT'=>'GUATEMALA','HT'=>'HAITI','HN'=>'HONDURAS',
'HK'=>'HONG KONG','HU'=>'HUNGARY','IS'=>'ICELAND','IN'=>'INDIA','ID'=>'INDONESIA','IR'=>'IRAN',
'IQ'=>'IRAQ','IE'=>'IRELAND','IL'=>'ISRAEL','IT'=>'ITALY','JM'=>'JAMAICA','JP'=>'JAPAN',
'JO'=>'JORDAN','KZ'=>'KAZAKHSTAN','KE'=>'KENYA','KI'=>'KIRIBATI','KR'=>'KOREA','KW'=>'KUWAIT',
'KG'=>'KYRGYSTAN','LA'=>'LAOS','LV'=>'LATVIA','LB'=>'LEBANON','LS'=>'LESOTHO','LR'=>'LIBERIA',
'LY'=>'LIBYA','LI'=>'LIECHTENSTEIN','LT'=>'LITHUANIA','LU'=>'LUXEMBOURG','MO'=>'MACAO',
'MK'=>'MACEDONIA','MG'=>'MADAGASCAR','MW'=>'MALAWI','MY'=>'MALAYSIA','MV'=>'MALDIVES',
'ML'=>'MALI','MT'=>'MALTA','MQ'=>'MARTINIQUE','MR'=>'MAURITANIA','MU'=>'MAURITIUS',
'MX'=>'MEXICO','MD'=>'MOLDOVA','MC'=>'MONACO','MN'=>'MONGOLIA','MS'=>'MONTSERRAT',
'MA'=>'MOROCCO','MZ'=>'MOZAMBIQUE','MM'=>'MYANMAR','NA'=>'NAMIBIA','NR'=>'NAURU',
'NP'=>'NEPAL','NL'=>'NETHERLANDS','AN'=>'NETHERLANDS ANTILLES','NC'=>'NEW CALEDONIA',
'NZ'=>'NEW ZEALAND','NI'=>'NICARAGUA','NE'=>'NIGER','NG'=>'NIGERIA','NU'=>'NIUE',
'NO'=>'NORWAY','OM'=>'OMAN','PK'=>'PAKISTAN','PA'=>'PANAMA','PG'=>'PAPUA NEW GUINEA',
'PY'=>'PARAGUAY','PE'=>'PERU','PH'=>'PHILIPPINES','PN'=>'PITCAIRN','PL'=>'POLAND','PT'=>'PORTUGAL',
'QA'=>'QATAR','RE'=>'REUNION','RO'=>'ROMANIA','RU'=>'RUSSIA','RW'=>'RWANDA','KN'=>'SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS',
'WS'=>'SAMOA','SM'=>'SAN MARINO','SA'=>'SAUDI ARABIA','SN'=>'SENEGAL','SC'=>'SEYCHELLES',
'SL'=>'SIERRA LEONE','SG'=>'SINGAPORE','SK'=>'SLOVAKIA','SI'=>'SLOVENIA','SB'=>'SOLOMON ISLANDS',
'ZA'=>'SOUTH AFRICA','ES'=>'SPAIN','LK'=>'SRI LANKA','SR'=>'SURINAME','SW'=>'SWEDEN',
'CH'=>'SWITZERLAND','TW'=>'TAIWAN','TH'=>'THAILAND','TK'=>'TOKELAU','TO'=>'TONGA',
'TT'=>'TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO','TN'=>'TUNISIA','TR'=>'TURKEY','TV'=>'TUVALU','UG'=>'UGANDA',
'UA'=>'UKRAINE','AE'=>'UNITED ARAB EMIRATES','UK'=>'UNITED KINGDOM','TZ'=>'UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA',
'UY'=>'URUGUAY','US'=>'USA','UZ'=>'UZBEKISTAN','VU'=>'VANUATU','VA'=>'VATICAN CITY STATE',
'VE'=>'VENEZUELA','VN'=>'VIETNAM','VG'=>'VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH)','YE'=>'YEMEN','ZR'=>'ZAIRE',
'ZM'=>'ZAMBIA','ZW'=>'ZIMBABWE');

thanks dude.

In the words of Austin Powers' father:
Ayethankyou.

very handy select. thank you, helped a lot

Big help, nice timesaver. Thanks.

Thanks for this useful snippet of code!!!

Once again you have saved me a healthy amount of time... Cheers!

Thanks a lot, this saved me lot of time :)

Please put them in text area boxes. When copying from certain browsers it is attaching line numbers which have to be removed for every line! Thanks for the post though!