state abbreviations list (Dictionary)

Dictionary stateabbrs = new Dictionary();

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