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Chapter 13. USA, Canada, Countries of the World Abbreviations, Facts, Flags, Maps, and Cities of the World

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US flag

United States of America

National Anthem of USA v1 v2 v3
See State Map Sites (U.S.) from University of Texas for additional links.
See also Official USPS Abbreviations from United States Postal Service.
AK Alaska AL Alabama AR Arkansas
AZ Arizona CA California CO Colorado
CT Connecticut DC District of Columbia DE Delaware
FL Florida GA Georgia HI Hawaii
IA Iowa ID Idaho IL Illinois
IN Indiana KS Kansas KY Kentucky
LA Louisiana MA Massachusetts MD Maryland
ME Maine MI Michigan MN Minnesota
MO Missouri MS Mississippi MT Montana
NC North Carolina ND North Dakota NE Nebraska
NH New Hampshire NJ New Jersey NM New Mexico
NV Nevada NY New York OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma OR Oregon PA Pennsylvania
RI Rhode Island SC South Carolina SD South Dakota
TN Tennessee TX Texas UT Utah
VA Virginia VT Vermont WA Washington
WI Wisconsin WV West Virginia WY Wyoming

 

Canadian flag

Canada

National Anthem of Canada
See 13 Canadian Flags or Canada Maps for additional links.

Provinces

AB  Alberta BC  British Columbia MB  Manitoba
NB  New Brunswick NL  Newfoundland/Labrador
 NF changed to NL on 21 Oct. 2002
NS  Nova Scotia
ON  Ontario PE  Prince Edward Island QC  Quebec
SK  Saskatchewan

Territories

NT  Northwest Territories NU  Nunavut YT  Yukon Territory

 

Learn more about Canada's newest Territory at: Nunavut Statistics, and Nunavut to receive new territory symbol. How do you pronounce Nunavut? "Nunavut, pronounced 'Noo-na-voot' and written as Nunavut in both English and French, means 'our land' in Inuktitut, the language of Inuit."

Visit also the official government sites for these Canadian provinces and territories: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon Territory.

 

USA Canada UK Australia Singapore Italy Netherlands Japan Malaysia Denmark Germany Finland China Brazil Hong Kong Austria France

Countries of the World

Alphabetical Listing by Country Codes
National Anthems

International Organization for Standardization (ISO) - Two-Letter Country Codes
For 3-letter Country Codes and Number Codes, go to ISO 3166 Country Codes or
NISO (National Information Standards Organization) for further information.

Links to Other Countries of the World Sites:


Links to Flags

Flags of the USA:
American Flag US Anthem State Flags Patriotic Songs
Animated U.S. State Flags
Flag Info: Flag Disposal, Flag Etiquette, Flag Materials, U.S. Flag History
Flags of the 50 States
Flags of North America Quiz
Flags of the Native Peoples of the United States
A Guide to American Flags
Historical U.S. Flags
National / Historical American Flags
The Pledge of Allegiance
Star-Spangled Banner - Story of the Flag
Today in History: Flag Day
U.S. State Flags

Flags of Canada:
Flag Etiquette in Canada
Flags and Arms of Canada
The Flags of Canada
The National Flag of Canada

Flags of the World:
Allrefer.com Country Flags
Animated Flags of the World
Animated World Flags
Flag and Map Clip Art
Flags in the News - New Flags
Flags of All Countries
Flags of the World (Dollhouse Miniature Printable Flags)
Flags of the World (FOTW)
Geographic Index to Flags of the World
Good Flag, Bad Flag: How to Design a Great Flag
International Code Flags or Signaling Flags
International Flags
International Marine Signal Flags
International Marine Signal Flags: Alphabet Flags, Pennants
International Signal Flags: Maritime Signal Flags & Semaphore Flags -
Translate text into flags

Meanings of International Maritime Signal Flags
Signal Flag Practice
Signal Flag Systems:
Elford's Telegraphic Flags, Watson's Holyhead to Liverpool Numeric Flags,
Captain Frederick Marryat's Signal Flag Code,
The International Code of Signals - 1855 to Date

U.S. Navy Signal Flags
Recently Changed Flags (in Dutch & English)
What's New: Recent changes/additions
World Factbook
World Flag Database
World Flags 101
World Flags - 3D Gallery (A-Z by Countries)
World Nations


Links to Cities of the World

50states.com - States and Capitals.

Capital Cities - Urban Directories from CityMayors.com. The world's capital cities with population figures. Includes:
Largest Cities in the World - Some 640 million people live in the world’s 300 largest cities.
Largest European Cities - Some 212 million people live in Europe’s 500 largest cities.
Largest U.S. Cities - Nine cities with more than one million people.
Largest Canadian Cities - Top 30 cities by population: Toronto Ontario 4,263,000, Montréal Quebec 3.327.000 ... 1996 Stats.
Largest German Cities - Almost 37 million people live in Germany’s 300 largest cities.
Largest UK Cities - UK's 200 largest towns, cities and districts.
Largest Japanese Cities - More than 57 million people live in Japan's largest cities.
Top U.S. eCities - Chicago named as top US Internet city.
Top European eCities - Scandinavian and German cities judged to have best websites. Copenhagen is the 2002/2003 holder of the annual European eCity Award.

Cities around the World from Earth and Moon Viewer site. Select a city and view it from the sky above right this minute. Zoom in to see image. To see image in day light, click the "No night" box then the "Update" button even though it may be night time there.

Cities.com. World City Guides powered by Worldnews. Search city sites by City, Country or Subject.

City-Data.com. Stats about all U.S. cities - maps, race, income, photos, education, crime data, wealth, geographical data, housing, businesses, birthplaces of famous people, political contributions, city government employment, weather, hospitals, schools, libraries, houses, airports, radio and TV stations, zip codes, area codes, user-submitted facts, similar cities list, comparisons to averages, and more.

City Guides - Yellowpages.com. Gateway to City Guides in the United States: Atlanta GA, Chicago IL, Dallas TX, Detroit MI, Las Vegas NV, Los Angeles CA, Miami FL, New York NY, and San Francisco CA. Also includes City Guides for other cities across the U.S. - listed alphabetically by State, from Alaska (Anchorage, Juneau), Alabama (Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery) to Wyoming (Cheyenne, Jackson Hole).

City Map Sites. Links from Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas. Cities around the world in A-Z order.

CityPopulation.de - Principal Cities & Agglomerations in America - Population of Major Cities and Agglomerations of Countires in North and South America and outlying islands. Includes inhabitants, statistics, maps, largest cities, leading cities ...

CityPopulation.de - Principal Cities & Agglomerations in Asia - Population of Major Cities and Agglomerations of Countires in Asia (in tables and maps).

Citysearch. U.S. City Guides and U.S. Movie and Entertainment Guides, and International City Guides. Site covers major cities in United States, Australia, Canada, Korea, Scandinvia, and Japan. 11 million local business listings, 500,000 links to local Websites of clubs, community groups, libraries, museums, stores, theaters, etc.

ClickState.com - United States Local Web Directory. Search this massive online directory for business in your community. Select a State, then browse by Cities. Includes latest State News, State Information (includes flag, geography, longitude / latitude, restaurants, real estate), and more.

CNN.com Weather. Find 5-day weather forecasts for cities around the world.

Craigslist.org: Local Classifieds and Forums in Cities in U.S. and Around the World. Community, Personal, Housing, Jobs, For Sale, Services, Discussion Forums, and more.

DiscoverOurTown.com provides comprehensive city guides that include travel information, area attractions and restaurant listings for towns across the United States.

Global Gazetteer. Directory of over 2,880,000 cities and towns around the world, arranged in alphabetical order by country, and linked to a map for each city or town. You can also look up cities by their initials.

Official City Sites. Include major cities from the following countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States.

Sperling's BestPlaces. Compare cities in the United States, categories include population, cost of living, crime rate, education, climate, transportation, etc.

World Capitals - Listing of Capital Cities of the World alphabetically by Country, with population, from Infoplease.com.

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