GOOGLE MAPS AUTOCOMPLETE state name rather than state code

I am using the google map autocomplete API to allow our customers to search for city, state, country formatted locations. Overall it is working well, but the problem is that while I am searching for a city, such as 'Toronto', it will give autocomplete output with abbreviated state names, for example, Toronto ON, Canada, as in the image below :

Example :

I want autocomplete output with state name rather than state code. For example, in the above image, it should instead say Toronto Ontario, Canada.

let me give another example : If I search for New York city, it will be output as: New York, NY, United States, but instead I would prefer that it be output as New York, New York, United States.

Is there some attribute that google provides us with which I could force the state names to be given in full, rather than abbreviated?

I have tried with some work-arounds to fix this issue, but I have so far failed to find a universal, working solution. Can anyone guide me on how best to accomplish this?

After doing a lot of research on the Google API docs, it seems like the feature you are requesting is not available natively within Google Maps API.

I worked up a work around below that works pretty well. It is a little complicated though, unfortunately.

The first part that is required is a function that loops through an array of international states / provinces with their short name.

JSON formatted international state / province abbreviations found here

function convertProvince(province, country) {
    
    // Variable containing all the international provinces with their short code
    var provinces = [{short:"AL",name:"Alabama",country:"United States"},{short:"AK",name:"Alaska",country:"United States"},{short:"AZ",name:"Arizona",country:"United States"},{short:"AR",name:"Arkansas",country:"United States"},{short:"CA",name:"California",country:"United States"},{short:"CO",name:"Colorado",country:"United States"},{short:"CT",name:"Connecticut",country:"United States"},{short:"DC",name:["District of Columbia","Washington DC","Washington D.C."],country:"United States"},{short:"DE",name:"Delaware",country:"United States"},{short:"FL",name:"Florida",country:"United States"},{short:"GA",name:"Georgia",country:"United States"},{short:"HI",name:"Hawaii",country:"United States"},{short:"ID",name:"Idaho",country:"United States"},{short:"IL",name:"Illinois",country:"United States"},{short:"IN",name:"Indiana",country:"United States"},{short:"IA",name:"Iowa",country:"United States"},{short:"KS",name:"Kansas",country:"United States"},{short:"KY",name:"Kentucky",country:"United States"},{short:"LA",name:"Louisiana",country:"United States"},{short:"ME",name:"Maine",country:"United States"},{short:"MD",name:"Maryland",country:"United States"},{short:"MA",name:"Massachusetts",country:"United States"},{short:"MI",name:"Michigan",country:"United States"},{short:"MN",name:"Minnesota",country:"United States"},{short:"MS",name:"Mississippi",country:"United States"},{short:"MO",name:"Missouri",country:"United States"},{short:"MT",name:"Montana",country:"United States"},{short:"NE",name:"Nebraska",country:"United States"},{short:"NV",name:"Nevada",country:"United States"},{short:"NH",name:"New Hampshire",country:"United States"},{short:"NJ",name:"New Jersey",country:"United States"},{short:"NM",name:"New Mexico",country:"United States"},{short:"NY",name:"New York",country:"United States"},{short:"NC",name:"North Carolina",country:"United States"},{short:"ND",name:"North Dakota",country:"United States"},{short:"OH",name:"Ohio",country:"United States"},{short:"OK",name:"Oklahoma",country:"United States"},{short:"OR",name:"Oregon",country:"United States"},{short:"PA",name:"Pennsylvania",country:"United States"},{short:"RI",name:"Rhode Island",country:"United States"},{short:"SC",name:"South Carolina",country:"United States"},{short:"SD",name:"South Dakota",country:"United States"},{short:"TN",name:"Tennessee",country:"United States"},{short:"TX",name:"Texas",country:"United States"},{short:"UT",name:"Utah",country:"United States"},{short:"VT",name:"Vermont",country:"United States"},{short:"VA",name:"Virginia",country:"United States"},{short:"WA",name:"Washington",country:"United States"},{short:"WV",name:"West Virginia",country:"United States"},{short:"WI",name:"Wisconsin",country:"United States"},{short:"WY",name:"Wyoming",country:"United States"},{short:"AS",name:"American Samoa",country:"United States"},{short:"GU",name:"Guam",country:"United States"},{short:"MP",name:"Northern Mariana Islands",country:"United States"},{short:"PR",name:"Puerto Rico",country:"United States"},{short:"UM",name:"United States Minor Outlying Islands",country:"United States"},{short:"VI",name:"Virgin Islands",country:"United States"},{short:"AB",name:"Alberta",country:"Canada"},{short:"BC",name:"British Columbia",country:"Canada"},{short:"MB",name:"Manitoba",country:"Canada"},{short:"NB",name:"New Brunswick",country:"Canada"},{short:"NL",name:["Newfoundland and Labrador","Newfoundland","Labrador"],country:"Canada"},{short:"NS",name:"Nova Scotia",country:"Canada"},{short:"NU",name:"Nunavut",country:"Canada"},{short:"NT",name:"Northwest Territories",country:"Canada"},{short:"ON",name:"Ontario",country:"Canada"},{short:"PE",name:"Prince Edward Island",country:"Canada"},{short:"QC",name:"Quebec",country:"Canada"},{short:"SK",name:"Saskatchewan",country:"Canada"},{short:"YT",name:"Yukon",country:"Canada"},{short:"ACT",name:"Australian Capital Territory",country:"Australia"},{short:"CX",name:"Christmas Island",country:"Australia"},{short:"CC",name:"Cocos Islands",alt:["Keeling Islands"],country:"Australia"},{short:"HM",name:"Heard Island and McDonald Islands",country:"Australia"},{short:"JBT",name:"Jervis Bay Territory",country:"Australia"},{short:"NSW",name:"New South Wales",country:"Australia"},{short:"NF",name:"Norfolk Island",country:"Australia"},{short:"NT",name:"Northern Territory",country:"Australia"},{short:"QLD",name:"Queensland",country:"Australia"},{short:"SA",name:"South Australia",country:"Australia"},{short:"TAS",name:"Tasmania",country:"Australia"},{short:"VIC",name:"Victoria",country:"Australia"},{short:"WA",name:"Western Australia",country:"Australia"},{short:"AG",name:"Aguascalientes",alt:["AGS"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"BC",name:"Baja California",alt:["BCN"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"BS",name:"Baja California Sur",alt:["BCS"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"CM",name:"Campeche",alt:["Camp","CAM"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"CS",name:"Chiapas",alt:["Chis","CHP"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"CH",name:"Chihuahua",alt:["Chih","CHH"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"MX",name:"Coahuila",alt:["Coah","COA"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"CL",name:"Colima",alt:["COL"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"DF",name:"Federal District",alt:["DIF"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"DG",name:"Durango",alt:["Dgo","DUR"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"GT",name:"Guanajuato",alt:["Gto","GUA"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"GR",name:"Guerrero",alt:["Gro","GRO"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"HG",name:"Hidalgo",alt:["Hgo","HID"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"JA",name:"Jalisco",alt:["Jal","JAL"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"ME",name:"Mexico",alt:["Edomex","MEX"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"MI",name:"Michoacán",alt:["Mich","MIC"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"MO",name:"Morelos",alt:["Mor","MOR"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"NA",name:"Nayarit",alt:["Nay","NAY"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"NL",name:"Nuevo León",alt:["NLE"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"OA",name:"Oaxaca",alt:["Oax","OAX"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"PU",name:"Puebla",alt:["Pue","PUE"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"QE",name:"Querétaro",alt:["Qro","QUE"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"QR",name:"Quintana Roo",alt:["Q Roo","ROO"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"SL",name:"San Luis Potosí",alt:["SLP"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"SI",name:"Sinaloa",alt:["SIN"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"SO",name:"Sonora",alt:["SON"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"TB",name:"Tabasco",alt:["TAB"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"TM",name:"Tamaulipas",alt:["Tamps","TAM"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"TL",name:"Tlaxcala",alt:["Tlax","TLA"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"VE",name:"Veracruz",alt:["VER"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"YU",name:"Yucatán",alt:["YUC"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"ZA",name:"Zacatecas",alt:["ZAC"],country:"Mexico"},{short:"渝",name:"重庆",english:"Chongqing",country:"China"},{short:"黑",name:"黑龙江",english:"Heilongjiang",country:"China"},{short:"吉",name:"吉林",english:"Jilin",country:"China"},{short:"琼",name:"海南",english:"Hainan",country:"China"},{short:"京",name:"北京",english:"Beijing",country:"China"},{short:"辽",name:"辽宁",english:"Liaoning",country:"China"},{short:"蒙",name:"内蒙古",english:"Inner Mongolia",alt:["Nei Menggu"],country:"China"},{short:"藏",name:"西藏",english:"Xizang",alt:["Tibet"],country:"China"},{short:"青",name:"青海",english:"Qinghai",country:"China"},{short:"宁",name:"宁夏",english:"Ningxia",country:"China"},{short:"新",name:"新疆",english:"Xinjiang",alt:["Uygur"],country:"China"},{short:"甘",name:"甘肃",english:"Gansu",country:"China"},{short:"冀",name:"河北",english:"Hebei",country:"China"},{short:"豫",name:"河南",english:"Henan",country:"China"},{short:"鄂",name:"湖北",english:"Hubei",country:"China"},{short:"湘",name:"湖南",english:"Hunan",country:"China"},{short:"鲁",name:"山东",english:"Shandong",country:"China"},{short:"苏",name:"江苏",english:"Jiangsu",country:"China"},{short:"皖",name:"安徽",english:"Anhui",country:"China"},{short:"晋",name:"山西",english:"Shanxi",country:"China"},{short:"陕",name:"陕西",english:"Shaanxi",country:"China"},{short:"川",name:"四川",english:"sichuan",country:"China"},{short:"滇",name:"云南",english:"Yunnan",country:"China"},{short:"黔",name:"贵州",english:"Guizhou",country:"China"},{short:"浙",name:"浙江",english:"Zhejiang",country:"China"},{short:"闽",name:"福建",english:"Fujian",country:"China"},{short:"桂",name:"广西",english:"Guangxi",country:"China"},{short:"沪",name:"上海",english:"Shanghai",country:"China"},{short:"津",name:"天津",english:"Tianjin",country:"China"},{short:"港",name:"香港",english:"Hongkong",alt:["Hong Kong"],country:"China"},{short:"澳",name:"澳门",english:"Macau",alt:["Macao"],country:"China"},{short:"台",name:"台湾",english:"Taiwan",country:"China"},{short:"赣",name:"江西",english:"Jiangxi",country:"China"},{short:"粤",name:"广东",english:"Guangdong",country:"China"},{short:"BW",name:"Baden-Württemberg",country:"Germany"},{short:"BY",name:"Bayern",country:"Germany"},{short:"BE",name:"Berlin",country:"Germany"},{short:"BB",name:"Brandenburg",country:"Germany"},{short:"HB",name:"Bremen",country:"Germany"},{short:"HH",name:"Hamburg",country:"Germany"},{short:"HE",name:"Hessen",country:"Germany"},{short:"MV",name:"Mecklenburg-Vorpommern",country:"Germany"},{short:"NI",name:"Niedersachsen",country:"Germany"},{short:"NW",name:"Nordrhein-Westfalen",country:"Germany"},{short:"RP",name:"Rheinland-Pfalz",country:"Germany"},{short:"SL",name:"Saarland",country:"Germany"},{short:"SN",name:"Sachsen",country:"Germany"},{short:"ST",name:"Sachsen-Anhalt",country:"Germany"},{short:"SH",name:"Schleswig-Holstein",country:"Germany"},{short:"TH",name:"Thüringen",country:"Germany"},{short:"DR",name:"Drenthe",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"FL",name:"Flevoland",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"FR",name:"Friesland",country:"Netherlands",alt:["Fryslân"]},{short:"GD",name:"Gelderland",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"GR",name:"Groningen",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"LB",name:"Limburg",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"NB",name:"Noord-Brabant",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"NH",name:"Noord-Holland",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"OV",name:"Overijssel",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"UT",name:"Utrecht",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"ZH",name:"Zuid-Holland",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"ZL",name:"Zeeland",country:"Netherlands"},{short:"ANT",name:"Antwerpen",country:"Belgium"},{short:"HAI",name:"Henegouwen",country:"Belgium",alt:["Hainaut"]},{short:"LIE",name:"Luik",country:"Belgium",alt:["Liège"]},{short:"LIM",name:"Limburg",country:"Belgium"},{short:"LUX",name:"Luxemburg",country:"Belgium"},{short:"NAM",name:"Namen",country:"Belgium"},{short:"OVL",name:"Oost-Vlaanderen",country:"Belgium"},{short:"VBR",name:"Vlaams-Brabant",country:"Belgium"},{short:"WBR",name:"Waals-Brabant",country:"Belgium"},{short:"WVL",name:"West-Vlaanderen",country:"Belgium"},{short:"ID-AC",name:"Special Region of Aceh",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-BA",name:"Bali",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-BB",name:"Bangka–Belitung Islands",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-BT",name:"Banten",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-BE",name:"Bengkulu",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-JT",name:"Central Java",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-KT",name:"Central Kalimantan",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-ST",name:"Central Sulawesi",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-JI",name:"East Java",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-KI",name:"East Kalimantan",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-NT",name:"East Nusa Tenggara",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-GO",name:"Gorontalo",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-JK",name:"Jakarta Special Capital Region",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-JA",name:"Jambi",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-LA",name:"Lampung",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-MA",name:"Maluku",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-KU",name:"North Kalimantan",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-MU",name:"North Maluku",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SA",name:"North Sulawesi",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SU",name:"North Sumatra",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-PA",name:"Special Region of Papua",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-RI",name:"Riau",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-KR",name:"Riau Islands",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SG",name:"Southeast Sulawesi",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-KS",name:"South Kalimantan",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SN",name:"South Sulawesi",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SS",name:"South Sumatra",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-JB",name:"West Java",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-KB",name:"West Kalimantan",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-NB",name:"West Nusa Tenggara",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-PB",name:"Special Region of West Papua",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SR",name:"West Sulawesi",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-SB",name:"West Sumatra",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"ID-YO",name:"Special Region of Yogyakarta",country:"Indonesia"},{short:"AP",name:"Andhra Pradesh",country:"India"},{short:"AR",name:"Arunachal Pradesh",country:"India"},{short:"AS",name:"Assam",country:"India"},{short:"BR",name:"Bihar",country:"India"},{short:"CT",name:"Chhattisgarh",country:"India"},{short:"GA",name:"Goa",country:"India"},{short:"GJ",name:"Gujarat",country:"India"},{short:"HR",name:"Haryana",country:"India"},{short:"HP",name:"Himachal Pradesh",country:"India"},{short:"JK",name:"Jammu and Kashmir",country:"India"},{short:"JH",name:"Jharkhand",country:"India"},{short:"KA",name:"Karnataka",country:"India"},{short:"KL",name:"Kerala",country:"India"},{short:"MP",name:"Madhya Pradesh",country:"India"},{short:"MH",name:"Maharashtra",country:"India"},{short:"MN",name:"Manipur",country:"India"},{short:"ML",name:"Meghalaya",country:"India"},{short:"MZ",name:"Mizoram",country:"India"},{short:"NL",name:"Nagaland",country:"India"},{short:"OR",name:"Odisha",country:"India"},{short:"PB",name:"Punjab",country:"India"},{short:"RJ",name:"Rajasthan",country:"India"},{short:"SK",name:"Sikkim",country:"India"},{short:"TN",name:"Tamil Nadu",country:"India"},{short:"TG",name:"Telangana",country:"India"},{short:"TR",name:"Tripura",country:"India"},{short:"UP",name:"Uttar Pradesh",country:"India"},{short:"UT",name:"Uttarakhand",country:"India"},{short:"WB",name:"West Bengal",country:"India"},{short:"AN",name:"Andaman and Nicobar Islands",country:"India"},{short:"CH",name:"Chandigarh",country:"India"},{short:"DN",name:"Dadra and Nagar Haveli",country:"India"},{short:"DD",name:"Daman and Diu",country:"India"},{short:"LD",name:"Lakshadweep",country:"India"},{short:"DL",name:"National Capital Territory of Delhi",country:"India"},{short:"PY",name:"Puducherry",country:"India"},{short:"C",name:"La Coruña",country:"Spain"},{short:"LU",name:"Lugo",country:"Spain"},{short:"BI",name:"Vizcaya",country:"Spain"},{short:"SS",name:"Guipúzcoa",country:"Spain"},{short:"HU",name:"Huesca",country:"Spain"},{short:"L",name:"Lérida",country:"Spain"},{short:"GI",name:"Gerona",country:"Spain"},{short:"B",name:"Barcelona",country:"Spain"},{short:"T",name:"Tarragona",country:"Spain"},{short:"CS",name:"Castellón",country:"Spain"},{short:"V",name:"Valencia",country:"Spain"},{short:"A",name:"Alicante",country:"Spain"},{short:"MU",name:"Murcia",country:"Spain"},{short:"Z",name:"Zaragoza",country:"Spain"},{short:"TE",name:"Teruel",country:"Spain"},{short:"CU",name:"Cuenca",country:"Spain"},{short:"AB",name:"Albacete",country:"Spain"},{short:"AL",name:"Almeria",country:"Spain"},{short:"GR",name:"Granada",country:"Spain"},{short:"MA",name:"Málaga",country:"Spain"},{short:"TF",name:"Tenerife",country:"Spain"},{short:"CA",name:"Cádiz",country:"Spain"},{short:"SE",name:"Sevilla",country:"Spain"},{short:"H",name:"Huelva",country:"Spain"},{short:"GC",name:"Las Palmas",country:"Spain"},{short:"M",name:"Madrid",country:"Spain"},{short:"BA",name:"Badajoz",country:"Spain"},{short:"CC",name:"Cáceres",country:"Spain"},{short:"TO",name:"Toledo",country:"Spain"},{short:"CR",name:"Ciudad Real",country:"Spain"},{short:"SA",name:"Salamanca",country:"Spain"},{short:"CO",name:"Córdoba",country:"Spain"},{short:"J",name:"Jaén",country:"Spain"},{short:"AV",name:"Ávila",country:"Spain"},{short:"VA",name:"Valladolid",country:"Spain"},{short:"ZA",name:"Zamora",country:"Spain"},{short:"VI",name:"Álava",country:"Spain"},{short:"SG",name:"Segovia",country:"Spain"},{short:"BU",name:"Burgos",country:"Spain"},{short:"PO",name:"Pontevedra",country:"Spain"},{short:"LE",name:"León",country:"Spain"},{short:"OU",name:"Orense",country:"Spain"},{short:"P",name:"Palencia",country:"Spain"},{short:"LO",name:"La Rioja",country:"Spain"},{short:"SO",name:"Soria",country:"Spain"},{short:"GU",name:"Guadalajara",country:"Spain"},{short:"AB",name:"Abia",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"FC",name:"Abuja",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"AD",name:"Adamawa",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"AK",name:"Akwa Ibom",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"AN",name:"Anambra",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"BA",name:"Bauchi",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"BY",name:"Bayelsa",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"BE",name:"Benue",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"BO",name:"Borno",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"CR",name:"Cross River",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"DE",name:"Delta",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"EB",name:"Ebonyi",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"ED",name:"Edo",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"EK",name:"Ekiti",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"EN",name:"Enugu",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"GO",name:"Gombe",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"IM",name:"Imo",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"JI",name:"Jigawa",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"KD",name:"Kaduna",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"KN",name:"Kano",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"KT",name:"Katsina",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"KE",name:"Kebbi",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"KO",name:"Kogi",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"KW",name:"Kwara",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"LA",name:"Lagos",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"NA",name:"Nasarawa",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"NI",name:"Niger",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"OG",name:"Ogun",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"ON",name:"Ondo",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"OS",name:"Osun",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"OY",name:"Oyo",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"PL",name:"Plateau",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"RI",name:"Rivers",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"SO",name:"Sokoto",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"TA",name:"Taraba",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"YO",name:"Yobe",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"ZA",name:"Zamfara",country:"Nigeria"},{short:"B",name:"Burgenland",country:"Austria"},{short:"K",name:"Kärnten",country:"Austria"},{short:"NÖ",name:"Niederösterreich",country:"Austria"},{short:"OÖ",name:"Oberösterreich",country:"Austria"},{short:"S",name:"Salzburg",country:"Austria"},{short:"ST",name:"Steiermark",country:"Austria"},{short:"T",name:"Tirol",country:"Austria"},{short:"V",name:"Vorarlberg",country:"Austria"},{short:"W",name:"Wien",country:"Austria"},{short:"AC",name:"Acre",country:"Brazil"},{short:"AL",name:"Alagoas",country:"Brazil"},{short:"AP",name:"Amapá",country:"Brazil"},{short:"AM",name:"Amazonas",country:"Brazil"},{short:"BA",name:"Bahia",country:"Brazil"},{short:"CE",name:"Ceará",country:"Brazil"},{short:"DF",name:"Distrito Federal",country:"Brazil"},{short:"ES",name:"Espírito Santo",country:"Brazil"},{short:"GO",name:"Goiás",country:"Brazil"},{short:"MA",name:"Maranhão",country:"Brazil"},{short:"MT",name:"Mato Grosso",country:"Brazil"},{short:"MS",name:"Mato Grosso do Sul",country:"Brazil"},{short:"MG",name:"Minas Gerais",country:"Brazil"},{short:"PA",name:"Pará",country:"Brazil"},{short:"PB",name:"Paraíba",country:"Brazil"},{short:"PR",name:"Paraná",country:"Brazil"},{short:"PE",name:"Pernambuco",country:"Brazil"},{short:"PI",name:"Piauí",country:"Brazil"},{short:"RJ",name:"Rio de Janeiro",country:"Brazil"},{short:"RN",name:"Rio Grande do Norte",country:"Brazil"},{short:"RS",name:"Rio Grande do Sul",country:"Brazil"},{short:"RO",name:"Rondônia",country:"Brazil"},{short:"RR",name:"Roraima",country:"Brazil"},{short:"SC",name:"Santa Catarina",country:"Brazil"},{short:"SP",name:"São Paulo",country:"Brazil"},{short:"SE",name:"Sergipe",country:"Brazil"},{short:"TO",name:"Tocantins",country:"Brazil"}];

    // Loop through all the available provinces
    for (var i = provinces.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

        // Check if the name is an array (e.g. alternative names)
        if (Array.isArray(provinces[i].name)) {
        
            // If the province name 1st item matches the given one, return the abbreviation
            if (provinces[i].name[0].toUpperCase() == province.toUpperCase() && provinces[i].country.toUpperCase() == country.toUpperCase()) {
            
                return provinces[i].short;
            
            }
        
        }

        else {

            // If the province abbreviation matches the current one, return the full province name
            if (provinces[i].short.toUpperCase() == province.toUpperCase() && provinces[i].country.toUpperCase() == country.toUpperCase()){

                return provinces[i].name;

            }

            // If the province name matches the given one, return the abbreviation
            if (provinces[i].name.toUpperCase() == province.toUpperCase && provinces[i].country.toUpperCase() == country.toUpperCase()) {
            
                return provinces[i].short;
            
            }

        }

    }

    // Default return if no province found
    return "";
}

Main function that attaches the Google Maps Autocomplete API to the input field.

var init = function() {

        // Input element where the searches will be entered
    var input                   = document.getElementById('search'),

        // Create a new Google Autocomplete object
        autocomplete            = new google.maps.places.AutocompleteService(),

        // Div element where the prediction will be inserted
        predictions_container   = document.getElementById("google_predictions"),

        // Variable to control the Timeout delay when user enters text
        searchWait;

        // Add the keyup event listener to the input element
    input.addEventListener('keyup', function() {

        // Only run the autocomplete if the input field has text in it
        if (this.value.length === 0) {

            // Reset the container of the autocomplete predictions
            predictions_container.innerHTML = "";

            return;

        }

        // First clear the timeout before setting a new one
        clearTimeout(searchWait);

        // Create the delayed function to activate the Google Autocomplete function
        // searchValue = the value of the input field
        searchWait = setTimeout(function(searchValue) {

            return function() {

                // Create a new event listener for when we receive the results from Google
                autocomplete.getPlacePredictions({input: searchValue}, function(predictions, status) {

                    // Only proceed if Google says it's all good
                    if (status === google.maps.places.PlacesServiceStatus.OK) {

                        // Variable that will contain the HTML to be put into the prediction
                        // container div
                        var newHTML = "";

                        // Loop through each of the predictions sent from Google
                        for (var i = predictions.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {

                            // Regex to find the state abbreviation
                            var provincePattern         = /,\s[A-Z]{1,2},/,

                                // Regex to find the country
                                countryPattern          = /,\s[A-Za-z\s]{1,}$/,

                                // Get the prediction text
                                predictionText          = predictions[i].description;

                            // If the prediction has a province abbreviation continue
                            if (provincePattern.test(predictionText)) {

                                // Get the abbreviated form of the province / state
                                var province = predictionText.match(provincePattern)[0];

                                // Get the country, and remove the preceeding comma and space
                                var country = predictionText.match(countryPattern)[0].slice(2);

                                // Remove the trailing comma
                                province = province.substring(0, province.length-1)

                                // Remove any extra commas or whitespace
                                province = province.replace(/[,|\s]/g, "");

                                // Replace the abbreviated province / state with with the full name of the province / state
                                // and add a comma before and after to correct the styling
                                var predictionText = predictionText.replace(provincePattern, ", " + convertProvince(province, country) + ",");

                                // ------------------------------------
                                // HERE'S THE CONVERTED PREDICTED TEXT
                                // ------------------------------------
                                // predictionText = each row of the predicted results sent from Google
                                console.log(predictionText);

                            }

                            // Create a new prediction row
                            var newRow = "<div class='prediction_rows'>" + predictionText + "</div>";

                            // New HTML to insert into the predictions container
                            newHTML = newHTML + newRow;

                        }

                        // Insert the new HTML into the predictions container
                        predictions_container.innerHTML = newHTML + "<img style='float: right' width='100' src='https://developers.google.com/places/documentation/images/powered-by-google-on-white.png' />";

                    }

                });

            }

        } (this.value), 500);

    });
}


init();

Main HTML:

<div class="container">

<input type="text" id="search" name="search" placeholder="search google places" style="width: 500px; margin-top: 50px;" autofocus>

<div class="predictions" id="google_predictions" style="width: 500px;">



</div>

I also made a quick little jQuery plugin to accomplish this as well, which can be found here on Github

Using the jQuery plugin you can implement it like so:

$("#ID_OF_INPUT_FIELD").addressAutocomplete();