City - State/Province - Postal Code (International)

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City - State/Province - Postal Code (International)
Description	The City - State/Province - Postal Code (International) standardization definition standardizes last line address information and formats Postal Code with country code prefix.
Examples	Input	Output
	calgary alberta T2A 2R1	CALGARY AB CA-T2A2R1
	S9H 3W4 Toronto ON	TORONTO ON CA-S9H3W4
	Toronto, ON, S9H 3W4	TORONTO ON CA-S9H3W4
	E Angus QC J0B 1A0	EAST ANGUS QC CA-J0B1A0
	DDO QC H8Y 3B8	DOLLARD-DES-ORMEAUX QC CA-H8Y3B8
	Toronto ON CN S9H3W4	TORONTO ON CA-S9H3W4
	Toronto ON CDN-S9H3W4	TORONTO ON CA-S9H3W4
	Saint Albert AB T8N 1M9	ST ALBERT AB CA-T8N1M9
	Saint Jean Baptiste MB R0G 2B0	ST JEAN BAPTISTE MB CA-R0G2B0
Remarks	The City - State/Province - Postal Code (International) standardization definition standardizes city names according to the Canada Post SERP database. If two conflicting spellings exist as the SERP standard, this definition selects the English spelling, as seen in the final two examples. Common city abbreviations are expanded into full names. Accents and hyphens are added onto French city names, where applicable. Note that two spaces are inserted before the postal code, per the Universal Postal Union (UPU) standard for addressing mail for international use.