var states = {
        'AL': ['Alabama', 'The Heart of Dixie'],
        'AK': ['Alaska', 'The Land of the Midnight Sun'],
        'AZ': ['Arizona', 'The Grand Canyon State'],
        'AR': ['Arkansas', 'The Natural State'],
        'CA': ['California', 'The Golden State'],
        'CO': ['Colorado', 'The Mountain State'],
        'CT': ['Connecticut', 'The Constitution State'],
        'DE': ['Delaware', 'The First State'],
        'DC': ['District of Columbia', "The Nation's Capital"],
        'FL': ['Florida', 'The Sunshine State'],
        'GA': ['Georgia', 'The Peach State'],
        'HI': ['Hawaii', 'The Aloha State'],
        'ID': ['Idaho', 'Famous Potatoes'],
        'IL': ['Illinois', 'The Prairie State'],
        'IN': ['Indiana', 'The Hospitality State'],
        'IA': ['Iowa', 'The Corn State'],
        'KS': ['Kansas', 'The Sunflower State'],
        'KY': ['Kentucky', 'The Bluegrass State'],
        'LA': ['Louisiana', 'The Bayou State'],
        'ME': ['Maine', 'The Pine Tree State'],
        'MD': ['Maryland', 'Chesapeake State'],
        'MA': ['Massachusetts', 'The Spirit of America'],
        'MI': ['Michigan', 'Great Lakes State'],
        'MN': ['Minnesota', 'North Star State'],
        'MS': ['Mississippi', 'Magnolia State'],
        'MO': ['Missouri', 'Show Me State'],
        'MT': ['Montana', 'Big Sky Country'],
        'NE': ['Nebraska', 'Beef State'],
        'NV': ['Nevada', 'Silver State'],
        'NH': ['New Hampshire', 'Granite State'],
        'NJ': ['New Jersey', 'Garden State'],
        'NM': ['New Mexico', 'Land of Enchantment'],
        'NY': ['New York', 'Empire State'],
        'NC': ['North Carolina', 'First in Freedom'],
        'ND': ['North Dakota', 'Peace Garden State'],
        'OH': ['Ohio', 'The Heart of it All'],
        'OK': ['Oklahoma', 'Oklahoma is OK'],
        'OR': ['Oregon', 'Pacific Wonderland'],
        'PA': ['Pennsylvania', 'Keystone State'],
        'RI': ['Rhode Island', 'Ocean State'],
        'SC': ['South Carolina', 'Nothing Could be Finer'],
        'SD': ['South Dakota', 'Great Faces, Great Places'],
        'TN': ['Tennessee', 'Volunteer State'],
        'TX': ['Texas', 'Lone Star State'],
        'UT': ['Utah', 'Salt Lake State'],
        'VT': ['Vermont', 'Green Mountain State'],
        'VA': ['Virginia', 'Mother of States'],
        'WA': ['Washington', 'Green Tree State'],
        'WV': ['West Virginia', 'Mountain State'],
        'WI': ['Wisconsin', "America's Dairyland"],
        'WY': ['Wyoming', 'Like No Place on Earth']
 
}