{ An Array of States }

Modify as needed:

function return_states() {

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

function return_territories() {
	$usterritory_list = array("American Samoa",
						"Guam",
						"Marianas Islands",
						"Puerto Rico",
						"US Virgin Islands");
	return $usterritory_list;
}

function return_provinces() {
	$CA_provinces = array("Alberta",
					"British Columbia",
					"Manitoba",
					"Montreal",
					"New Brunswick",
					"Newfoundland",
					"Northwest Territories",
					"Nova Scotia",
					"Ontario",
					"Quebec",
					"Saskatchewan",
					"Yukon");
	return $CA_provinces;
}