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diff --git a/scripts/geodata/states/state_abbreviations.py b/scripts/geodata/states/state_abbreviations.py
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+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+STATE_ABBREVIATIONS = {
+    'US': {
+        'AL': {'en': 'Alabama'},
+        'AK': {'en': 'Alaska'},
+        'AZ': {'en': 'Arizona'},
+        'AR': {'en': 'Arkansas'},
+        'CA': {'en': 'California'},
+        'CO': {'en': 'Colorado'},
+        'CT': {'en': 'Connecticut'},
+        'DE': {'en': 'Delaware'},
+        'DC': {'en': 'District of Columbia'},
+        'FL': {'en': 'Florida'},
+        'GA': {'en': 'Georgia'},
+        'HI': {'en': 'Hawaii'},
+        'ID': {'en': 'Idaho'},
+        'IL': {'en': 'Illinois'},
+        'IN': {'en': 'Indiana'},
+        'IA': {'en': 'Iowa'},
+        'KS': {'en': 'Kansas'},
+        'LA': {'en': 'Louisiana'},
+        'KY': {'en': 'Kentucky'},
+        'ME': {'en': 'Maine'},
+        'MD': {'en': 'Maryland'},
+        'MA': {'en': 'Massachusetts'},
+        'MI': {'en': 'Michigan'},
+        'MN': {'en': 'Minnesota'},
+        'MS': {'en': 'Mississippi'},
+        'MO': {'en': 'Missouri'},
+        'MT': {'en': 'Montana'},
+        'NE': {'en': 'Nebraska'},
+        'NV': {'en': 'Nevada'},
+        'NH': {'en': 'New Hampshire'},
+        'NJ': {'en': 'New Jersey'},
+        'NM': {'en': 'New Mexico'},
+        'NY': {'en': 'New York'},
+        'NC': {'en': 'North Carolina'},
+        'ND': {'en': 'North Dakota'},
+        'OH': {'en': 'Ohio'},
+        'OK': {'en': 'Oklahoma'},
+        'OR': {'en': 'Oregon'},
+        'PA': {'en': 'Pennsylvania'},
+        'RI': {'en': 'Rhode Island'},
+        'SC': {'en': 'South Carolina'},
+        'SD': {'en': 'South Dakota'},
+        'TN': {'en': 'Tennessee'},
+        'TX': {'en': 'Texas'},
+        'UT': {'en': 'Utah'},
+        'VT': {'en': 'Vermont'},
+        'VA': {'en': 'Virginia'},
+        'WA': {'en': 'Washington'},
+        'WV': {'en': 'West Virginia'},
+        'WI': {'en': 'Wisconsin'},
+        'WY': {'en': 'Wyoming'}
+    },
+    'CA': {
+        'AB': {'en': 'Alberta', 'fr': 'Alberta'},
+        'BC': {'en': 'British Columbia', 'fr': 'Colombie-Britannique'},
+        'MB': {'en': 'Manitoba', 'fr': 'Manitoba'},
+        'NB': {'en': 'New Brunswick', 'fr': 'Nouveau-Brunswick'},
+        'NL': {'en': 'Newfoundland and Labrador', 'fr': 'Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador'},
+        'NS': {'en': 'Nova Scotia', 'fr': 'Nouvelle-Écosse'},
+        'NT': {'en': 'Northwest Territories', 'fr': 'Territoires du Nord-Ouest'},
+        'NU': {'en': 'Nunavut', 'fr': 'Nunavut'},
+        'ON': {'en': 'Ontario', 'fr': 'Ontario'},
+        'PE': {'en': 'Prince Edward Island', 'fr': 'Île-du-Prince-Édouard'},
+        'QC': {'en': 'Quebec', 'fr': 'Québec'},
+        'SK': {'en': 'Saskatchewan', 'fr': 'Saskatchewan'},
+        'YT': {'en': 'Yukon', 'fr': 'Yukon'},
+    },
+    'AU': {
+        'AAT': {'en': 'Australian Antarctic Territory'},
+        'ACT': {'en': 'Australian Capital Territory'},
+        'JBT': {'en': 'Jervis Bay Territory'},
+        'NSW': {'en': 'New South Wales'},
+        'NT': {'en': 'Northern Territory'},
+        'QLD': {'en': 'Queensland'},
+        'SA': {'en': 'South Australia'},
+        'TAS': {'en': 'Tasmania'},
+        'VIC': {'en': 'Victoria'},
+        'WA': {'en': 'Western Australia'},
+    },
+}