>I SO agree! I'm in a place that has a "US ZIP" code in the mailing address, and actually have a 2 letter state designation ("MP"), yet most applications don't recognize that...also I've seen various values for this country:
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>Saipan
>Island of Saipan
>CNMI
>Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas
>Northern Marianas
>US outlying islands
>US territories (we are NOT a territory)
>etc.
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>(This is a pet peeve of mine also).
>
>J

I know it came up before, but what is the difference between a commonwealth and a territory?