<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<states>
    <north>
        <state>Minnesota</state>
        <state>Iowa</state>
        <state>North Dakota</state>
    </north>
    <south>
        <state>Texas</state>
        <state>Oklahoma</state>
        <state>Louisiana</state>
    </south>
    <east>
        <state>New York</state>
        <state>North Carolina</state>
        <state>Massachusetts</state>
    </east>
    <west>
        <state>California</state>
        <state>Oregon</state>
        <state>Nevada</state>
    </west>
</states>

