america = [
    'Alabama', 'Alaska', 'Arizona', 'Arkansas', 'California', 'Colorado',
    'Connecticut', 'Delaware', 'Florida', 'Georgia', 'Hawaii', 'Idaho',
    'Illinois', 'Indiana', 'Iowa', 'Kansas', 'Kentucky', 'Louisiana',
    'Maine', 'Maryland', 'Massachusetts', 'Michigan', 'Minnesota',
    'Mississippi', 'Missouri', 'Montana', 'Nebraska', 'Nevada',
    'New Hampshire', 'New Jersey', 'New Mexico', 'New York', 'North Carolina',
    'North Dakota', 'Ohio', 'Oklahoma', 'Oregon', 'Pennsylvania',
    'Rhode Island', 'South Carolina', 'South Dakota', 'Tennessee', 'Texas',
    'Utah', 'Vermont', 'Virginia', 'Washington', 'West Virginia',
    'Wisconsin', 'Wyoming',
    ]

# ordered by (alphabetical) states
capitals = [   
    'Montgomery', 'Juneau', 'Phoenix', 'Little Rock', 'Sacramento',
    'Denver', 'Hartford', 'Dover', 'Tallahassee', 'Atlanta',
    'Honolulu', 'Boise', 'Springfield', 'Indianapolis', 'Des Moines',
    'Topeka', 'Frankfort', 'Baton Rouge', 'Augusta', 'Annapolis',
    'Boston', 'Lansing', 'St. Paul', 'Jackson', 'Jefferson City',
    'Helena', 'Lincoln', 'Carson City', 'Concord', 'Trenton', 'Santa Fe',
    'Albany', 'Raleigh', 'Bismarck', 'Columbus', 'Oklahoma City',
    'Salem', 'Harrisburg', 'Providence', 'Columbia', 'Pierre',
    'Nashville', 'Austin', 'Salt Lake City', 'Montpelier', 'Richmond',
    'Olympia', 'Charleston', 'Madison', 'Cheyenne',
    ]