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package org.kuali.rice.location.api.state;

import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Coded;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Versioned;
import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable;

/**
 * This is the contract for a State.
 *
 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
 */
public interface StateContract extends Versioned, Inactivatable, Coded {

    /**
     * This the postal name for the State.  This cannot be null or a blank string.
     *
     * @return postal name
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * This the postal country code for the State.  This cannot be null or a blank string.
     *
     * @return postal country code
     */
    String getCountryCode();
}
