diff --git a/schemas/state.py b/schemas/state.py
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+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+from typing import Optional
+
+class StateBase(BaseModel):
+    name: str = Field(..., min_length=1, max_length=100)
+    country_code: str = Field(..., min_length=2, max_length=2)
+
+class StateCreate(StateBase):
+    class Config:
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "name": "California",
+                "country_code": "US"
+            }
+        }
+
+class State(StateBase):
+    id: int
+
+    class Config:
+        orm_mode = True
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {
+                "id": 1,
+                "name": "California",
+                "country_code": "US"
+            }
+        }
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