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http://illinois.asinah.net/en/wikipedia/i/il/illinois.html
Illinois
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| State nickname: "Prairie State"State motto: "State sovereignty, national union" | |||||
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| Capital | Springfield | ||||
| Largest City | Chicago | ||||
| Area
- Total - % water | Ranked 25th 149,998 km? 4.02% | ||||
| Population - Total (2000) - Density | Ranked 5th 12,419,293 83/km? | ||||
| Admittance into Union - Order - Date | 21st December 3, 1818 | ||||
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 | ||||
| Latitude Longitude | 36°58'N to 42°30'N 87°30'W to 91°30'W | ||||
| Width Length Elevation -Highest -Mean -Lowest | 340 km 630 km 376 meters 182 meters 85 meters | ||||
| ISO 3166-2: | US-IL | ||||
USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.
| Table of contents |
| 1 History2 Law and Government3 Geography4 Economy5 Demographics6 Important Cities and Towns7 Education 8 Professional Sports Teams9 Miscellaneous Information10 External Links |
History
Named for the Illinois tribe of Native Americans, this state is known as the "Land of Lincoln," because it's where the 16th president was raised. Illinois became the 21st state in 1818. Illinois Territory was created on February 3, 1809. Before becoming a state, Illinois was part of the Northwest Territory.
The capital of the state is Springfield. The current Governor of Illinois is Rod Blagojevich (Democrat) and the U.S. senators are Richard J. Durbin (Democrat) and Peter G. Fitzgerald (Republican). List of Illinois Governors. It is in the north central U.S. and borders on Lake Michigan. Surrounding states are Wisconsin to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Kentucky to the south, and Indiana to the east. The 1999 total gross state product for Illinois was $446 billion placing it 4th in the nation. The Per Capita Income was $32,259. Illinois' agricultural outputs are corn, soybeans, hogs, cattle, dairy products and wheat. Its industrial outputs are machinery, food processing, electrical equipment, chemical products, publishing, fabricated metal products, transportation equipment, petroleum and coal. The 2000 population of Illinois was 12,419,293. At the northern edge of the state on Lake Michigan lies Chicago, the nation's third largest city. More than half of the population lives in and around Chicago, the leading industrial and transportation center in the region. The rest of the population lives in the smaller cities and on the farms that dot the state's gently rolling plains. Law and Government
Geography
See List of Illinois counties
Economy
Demographics
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| State Animal: | White-tailed deer |
| State Bird: | Cardinal |
| State Capital: | Springfield |
| State Fish: | Bluegill |
| State Flower: | Purple violet |
| State Insect: | Monarch butterfly |
| State Slogan: | "Land of Lincoln" |
| State Song: | "Illinois" |
| State Tree: | White oak |
Education
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Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, lived in Illinois from a young age, and eventually served four terms in the Illinois State Legislature. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President, was born and lived in Illinois. Miscellaneous Information
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注意上面的U of Illinois System，可以链接出去。
