Mike,

FWIW there are 62 valid US Postal "states" these 12 don't have stars on the flag:

AS	AMERICAN SAMOA
AA	ARMED FORCES AMERICAS
AE	ARMED FORCES EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, CANADA
AP	ARMED FORCES PACIFIC
DC	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
FM	FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
GU	GUAM
MH	MARSHALL ISLANDS
MP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
PW	PALAU
PR	PUERTO RICO
VI	VIRGIN ISLANDS

>It's really neither. It's not a country and it's not a state. It does not fit into your model of countries and provinces/states. I guess it's closer to a state but you wouldn't want to do a SQL Select and come up with 51 U.S. states, would you? (Not to mention Washington, DC, which also doesn't fit).