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US State Capitals JSON file
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"name": "Alabama",
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"lat": "32.361538",
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},
"AK": {
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"capital": "Juneau",
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"lat": "39.7391667",
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"long": "-84.39"
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"name": "Hawaii",
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"lat": "21.30895",
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"name": "Idaho",
"capital": "Boise",
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"name": "Rhode Island",
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}
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typio commented Jun 6, 2018

wouldn't this be much more helpful?

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{
"abbr": "AL",
"name": "Alabama",
"capital": "Montgomery",
"lat": "32.361538",
"long": "-86.279118"
},
{
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},
{
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"name": "Arizona",
"capital": "Phoenix",
"lat": "33.448457",
"long": "-112.073844"
},
{
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"name": "Arkansas",
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"long": "-92.331122"
},
{
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"name": "California",
"capital": "Sacramento",
"lat": "38.555605",
"long": "-121.468926"
},
{
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"name": "Colorado",
"capital": "Denver",
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"long": "-104.984167"
},
{
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"lat": "41.767",
"long": "-72.677"
},
{
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"name": "Delaware",
"capital": "Dover",
"lat": "39.161921",
"long": "-75.526755"
},
{
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"name": "Florida",
"capital": "Tallahassee",
"lat": "30.4518",
"long": "-84.27277"
},
{
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"name": "Georgia",
"capital": "Atlanta",
"lat": "33.76",
"long": "-84.39"
},
{
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"name": "Hawaii",
"capital": "Honolulu",
"lat": "21.30895",
"long": "-157.826182"
},
{
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"name": "Idaho",
"capital": "Boise",
"lat": "43.613739",
"long": "-116.237651"
},
{
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"name": "Illinois",
"capital": "Springfield",
"lat": "39.783250",
"long": "-89.650373"
},
{
"abbr": "IN",
"name": "Indiana",
"capital": "Indianapolis",
"lat": "39.790942",
"long": "-86.147685"
},
{
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"name": "Iowa",
"capital": "Des Moines",
"lat": "41.590939",
"long": "-93.620866"
},
{
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"capital": "Topeka",
"lat": "39.04",
"long": "-95.69"
},
{
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"capital": "Frankfort",
"lat": "38.197274",
"long": "-84.86311"
},
{
"abbr": "LA",
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"capital": "Baton Rouge",
"lat": "30.45809",
"long": "-91.140229"
},
{
"abbr": "ME",
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"capital": "Augusta",
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{
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},
{
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},
{
"abbr": "MN",
"name": "Minnesota",
"capital": "Saint Paul",
"lat": "44.95",
"long": "-93.094"
},
{
"abbr": "MS",
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"capital": "Jackson",
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},
{
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"capital": "Jefferson City",
"lat": "38.572954",
"long": "-92.189283"
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{
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"lat": "46.595805",
"long": "-112.027031"
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{
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"lat": "40.809868",
"long": "-96.675345"
},
{
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"name": "Nevada",
"capital": "Carson City",
"lat": "39.160949",
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{
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"lat": "43.220093",
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{
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},
{
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"name": "New York",
"capital": "Albany",
"lat": "42.659829",
"long": "-73.781339"
},
{
"abbr": "NC",
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"lat": "35.771",
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"lat": "48.813343",
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{
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"long": "-83.000647"
},
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"long": "-97.534994"
},
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"capital": "Salem",
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"long": "-76.875613"
},
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{
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"name": "South Dakota",
"capital": "Pierre",
"lat": "44.367966",
"long": "-100.336378"
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{
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"name": "Tennessee",
"capital": "Nashville",
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"capital": "Austin",
"lat": "30.266667",
"long": "-97.75"
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{
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"name": "Vermont",
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"lat": "44.26639",
"long": "-72.57194"
},
{
"abbr": "VA",
"name": "Virginia",
"capital": "Richmond",
"lat": "37.54",
"long": "-77.46"
},
{
"abbr": "WA",
"name": "Washington",
"capital": "Olympia",
"lat": "47.042418",
"long": "-122.893077"
},
{
"abbr": "WV",
"name": "West Virginia",
"capital": "Charleston",
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"long": "-81.633294"
},
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"capital": "Madison",
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"long": "-89.384444"
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{
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"name": "Wyoming",
"capital": "Cheyenne",
"lat": "41.145548",
"long": "-104.802042"
}
]

@MasterOfTheTiger
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This is my version of the above:

{
    "states": [
        {
            "abbr": "AL",
            "name": "Alabama",
            "capital": "Montgomery",
            "lat": "32.361538",
            "long": "-86.279118"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "AK",
            "name": "Alaska",
            "capital": "Juneau",
            "lat": "58.301935",
            "long": "-134.419740"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "AZ",
            "name": "Arizona",
            "capital": "Phoenix",
            "lat": "33.448457",
            "long": "-112.073844"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "AR",
            "name": "Arkansas",
            "capital": "Little Rock",
            "lat": "34.736009",
            "long": "-92.331122"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "CA",
            "name": "California",
            "capital": "Sacramento",
            "lat": "38.555605",
            "long": "-121.468926"
        },
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            "name": "Colorado",
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            "long": "-104.984167"
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            "name": "Connecticut",
            "capital": "Hartford",
            "lat": "41.767",
            "long": "-72.677"
        },
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            "abbr": "DE",
            "name": "Delaware",
            "capital": "Dover",
            "lat": "39.161921",
            "long": "-75.526755"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "FL",
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            "capital": "Tallahassee",
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            "long": "-84.27277"
        },
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            "name": "Georgia",
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        },
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            "name": "Hawaii",
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        },
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            "lat": "30.266667",
            "long": "-97.75"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "UT",
            "name": "Utah",
            "capital": "Salt Lake City",
            "lat": "40.7547",
            "long": "-111.892622"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "VT",
            "name": "Vermont",
            "capital": "Montpelier",
            "lat": "44.26639",
            "long": "-72.57194"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "VA",
            "name": "Virginia",
            "capital": "Richmond",
            "lat": "37.54",
            "long": "-77.46"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "WA",
            "name": "Washington",
            "capital": "Olympia",
            "lat": "47.042418",
            "long": "-122.893077"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "WV",
            "name": "West Virginia",
            "capital": "Charleston",
            "lat": "38.349497",
            "long": "-81.633294"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "WI",
            "name": "Wisconsin",
            "capital": "Madison",
            "lat": "43.074722",
            "long": "-89.384444"
        },
        {
            "abbr": "WY",
            "name": "Wyoming",
            "capital": "Cheyenne",
            "lat": "41.145548",
            "long": "-104.802042"
        }
    ]
}

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Raefat commented Aug 1, 2020

It's Better this way I guess

{'Alabama': 'Montgomery', 'Alaska': 'Juneau', 'Arizona': 'Phoenix', 'Arkansas': 'LittleRock', 'California': 'Sacramento', 'Colorado': 'Denver', 'Connecticut': 'Hartford', 'Delaware': 'Dover', 'Florida': 'Tallahassee', 'Georgia': 'Atlanta', 'Hawaii': 'Honolulu', 'Idaho': 'Boise', 'Illinois': 'Springfield', 'Indiana': 'Indianapolis', 'Iowa': 'DesMoines', 'Kansas': 'Topeka', 'Kentucky': 'Frankfort', 'Louisiana': 'BatonRouge', 'Maine': 'Augusta', 'Maryland': 'Annapolis', 'Massachusetts': 'Boston', 'Michigan': 'Lansing', 'Minnesota': 'SaintPaul', 'Mississippi': 'Jackson', 'Missouri': 'JeffersonCity', 'Montana': 'Helana', 'Nebraska': 'Lincoln', 'Nevada': 'CarsonCity', 'NewHampshire': 'Concord', 'NewJersey': 'Trenton', 'NewMexico': 'SantaFe', 'NewYork': 'Albany', 'NorthCarolina': 'Raleigh', 'NorthDakota': 'Bismarck', 'Ohio': 'Columbus', 'Oklahoma': 'OklahomaCity', 'Oregon': 'Salem', 'Pennsylvania': 'Harrisburg', 'RhodeIsland': 'Providence', 'SouthCarolina': 'Columbia', 'SouthDakota': 'Pierre', 'Tennessee': 'Nashville', 'Texas': 'Austin', 'Utah': 'SaltLakeCity', 'Vermont': 'Montpelier', 'Virginia': 'Richmond', 'Washington': 'Olympia', 'WestVirginia': 'Charleston', 'Wisconsin': 'Madison', 'Wyoming': 'Cheyenne'}

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