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Abia
Abia is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Umuahia.
Looking for 4-letter states? Here are 33 states that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Letters are counted across the whole name with spaces, hyphens, apostrophes, and diacritics excluded. "Apple Pie" is 8 letters; "Boeuf Bourguignon" is 16.
List of 4-letter States
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Abra
Abra is a province of Philippines, with its capital at Bangued.
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Aceh
Aceh is a province of Indonesia, with its capital at Banda Aceh.
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Acre
Acre is a state of Brazil, with its capital at Rio Branco.
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Agri
Agri is a province of Turkey, with its capital at Agri.
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Bali
Bali is a province of Indonesia, with its capital at Denpasar.
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Bolu
Bolu is a province of Turkey, with its capital at Bolu.
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Cebu
Cebu is a province of Philippines, with its capital at Cebu City.
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Gifu
Gifu is a prefecture of Japan, with its capital at Gifu.
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Iowa
Iowa is a state of United States, with its capital at Des Moines.
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Kano
Kano is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Kano.
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Kars
Kars is a province of Turkey, with its capital at Kars.
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Kogi
Kogi is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Lokoja.
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Mayo
Mayo is a county of Ireland, with its capital at Castlebar.
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Meta
Meta is a department of Colombia, with its capital at Villavicencio.
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Nara
Nara is a prefecture of Japan, with its capital at Nara.
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Ogun
Ogun is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Abeokuta.
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Ohio
Ohio is a state of United States, with its capital at Columbus.
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Oita
Oita is a prefecture of Japan, with its capital at Oita.
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Ondo
Ondo is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Akure.
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Ordu
Ordu is a province of Turkey, with its capital at Ordu.
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Osun
Osun is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Oshogbo.
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Para
Para is a state of Brazil, with its capital at Belem.
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Puno
Puno is a region of Peru, with its capital at Puno.
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Riau
Riau is a province of Indonesia, with its capital at Pekanbaru.
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Rize
Rize is a province of Turkey, with its capital at Rize.
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Saga
Saga is a prefecture of Japan, with its capital at Saga.
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Sulu
Sulu is a province of Philippines, with its capital at Jolo.
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Usak
Usak is a province of Turkey, with its capital at Usak.
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Utah
Utah is a state of United States, with its capital at Salt Lake City.
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Vaud
Vaud is a canton of Switzerland, with its capital at Lausanne.
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Yobe
Yobe is a state of Nigeria, with its capital at Damaturu.
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Zala
Zala is a county of Hungary, with its capital at Zalaegerszeg.
About 4-letter states
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