Found this handy snippet in the Google Cache when searching for a list of Australian States – original page seemed to be deleted
Handy if you’re having to make drop-down lists of Australian States & Territories
<!-- States & Territories by Size -->
<select name="state">
<option name="nsw">New South Wales</option>
<option name="vic">Victoria</option>
<option name="qld">Queensland</option>
<option name="wa">Western Australia</option>
<option name="sa">South Australia</option>
<option name="tas">Tasmania</option>
<option name="act">Australian Capital Territory</option>
<option name="nt">Northern Territory</option>
</select>
<!-- States & Territories Alphabetical -->
<select name="state">
<option name="act">Australian Capital Territory</option>
<option name="nsw">New South Wales</option>
<option name="nt">Northern Territory</option>
<option name="qld">Queensland</option>
<option name="sa">South Australia</option>
<option name="tas">Tasmania</option>
<option name="vic">Victoria</option>
<option name="wa">Western Australia</option>
</select>
<!-- Complete List of States & Territories Alphabetical -->
<select name="state">
<option name="aci">Ashmore and Cartier Islands</option>
<option name="aat">Australian Antarctic Territory</option>
<option name="act">Australian Capital Territory</option>
<option name="ci">Christmas Island</option>
<option name="ki">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</option>
<option name="csi">Coral Sea Islands</option>
<option name="himi">Heard Island and McDonald Islands</option>
<option name="jb">Jervis Bay Territory</option>
<option name="nsw">New South Wales</option>
<option name="ni">Norfolk Island</option>
<option name="nt">Northern Territory</option>
<option name="qld">Queensland</option>
<option name="sa">South Australia</option>
<option name="tas">Tasmania</option>
<option name="vic">Victoria</option>
<option name="wa">Western Australia</option>
</select>
And if you’re after an abbreviated Capitalized list for the WordPress ‘Contact Form 7‘ plug-in
ACT||NSW||NT||QLD||SA||TAS||VIC||WA
I wonder if someone hosts a worldwide list somewhere??
(Not that I would ever want to use it)
It appears that some one does:
ISO Country List – HTML select/dropdown snippet
Or if you’re more adventurous
– a dynamically generated Country AND State list ready to insert into your html forms.