HTML State/Province Dropdown

stateprovince.html

<label for="state">State/Province</label><span style="color: red !important; display: inline; float: none;">*</span> 
            <select name="state" id="state" class="form-control"> 
                <option> - Select Province/State - </option>                
                <option value="AL">Alabama</option> 
                <option value="AK">Alaska</option> 
                <option value="AZ">Arizona</option> 
                <option value="AR">Arkansas</option> 
                <option value="CA">California</option> 
                <option value="CO">Colorado</option> 
                <option value="CT">Connecticut</option> 
                <option value="DE">Delaware</option> 
                <option value="DC">District Of Columbia</option> 
                <option value="FL">Florida</option> 
                <option value="GA">Georgia</option> 
                <option value="HI">Hawaii</option> 
                <option value="ID">Idaho</option> 
                <option value="IL">Illinois</option> 
                <option value="IN">Indiana</option> 
                <option value="IA">Iowa</option> 
                <option value="KS">Kansas</option> 
                <option value="KY">Kentucky</option> 
                <option value="LA">Louisiana</option> 
                <option value="ME">Maine</option> 
                <option value="MD">Maryland</option> 
                <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option> 
                <option value="MI">Michigan</option> 
                <option value="MN">Minnesota</option> 
                <option value="MS">Mississippi</option> 
                <option value="MO">Missouri</option> 
                <option value="MT">Montana</option> 
                <option value="NE">Nebraska</option> 
                <option value="NV">Nevada</option> 
                <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option> 
                <option value="NJ">New Jersey</option> 
                <option value="NM">New Mexico</option> 
                <option value="NY">New York</option> 
                <option value="NC">North Carolina</option> 
                <option value="ND">North Dakota</option> 
                <option value="OH">Ohio</option> 
                <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option> 
                <option value="OR">Oregon</option> 
                <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option> 
                <option value="RI">Rhode Island</option> 
                <option value="SC">South Carolina</option> 
                <option value="SD">South Dakota</option> 
                <option value="TN">Tennessee</option> 
                <option value="TX">Texas</option> 
                <option value="UT">Utah</option> 
                <option value="VT">Vermont</option> 
                <option value="VA">Virginia</option> 
                <option value="WA">Washington</option> 
                <option value="WV">West Virginia</option> 
                <option value="WI">Wisconsin</option> 
                <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
                <option> ---------------- </option>
                <option value="AB">Alberta</option>
                <option value="BC">British Columbia</option>
                <option value="MB">Manitoba</option>
                <option value="NB">New Brunswick</option>
                <option value="NL">Newfoundland and Labrador</option>
                <option value="NS">Nova Scotia</option>
                <option value="NT">Northwest Territories</option>
                <option value="NU">Nunavut</option>
                <option value="ON">Ontario</option>
                <option value="PE">Prince Edward Island</option>
                <option value="QC">Quebec</option>
                <option value="SK">Saskatchewan</option>
                <option value="YT">Yukon</option>                
            </select>