Why are there extra U.S. states listed in the Countries / Provinces table?

Environment:

Countries / Provinces, States

Resolution:

The Countries / Provinces table includes two-letter abbreviation entries for the U.S. state and territories. By default, the common name and language names are entered as the standard postal code abbreviations listed below:

Note: The default list included is more inclusive than most postal code lists, since U.S. territories are included, such as AS for American Samoa, FM for the Federated States of Micronesia, and GU for Guam.

U.S. States and Territories

Canadian Provincial and Territory Codes

Though Canadian provinces are not included in a default installation, Canadian provincial codes are provided below. For more information on adding a country to Oracle B2C Service, refer to Answer ID 1768: Adding Countries to RightNow Service.