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Country Guide > North America > United States of America > Illinois | |
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General Information Nickname Land of Lincoln State bird Springfield Cardinal State flower Native Violet Capital Springfield Date of admission to the Union December 3 1818
Population 12,713,634 (official estimate 2004) Population density 84.8 per sq km 2003 total overseas arrivals/US ranking 829,000/7 Time Central (GMT - 6). Daylight Saving Time is observed. The State Illinois, stretching from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, embraces vast, rich farmlands, the giant city of Chicago, rolling glacial plains and, to the south, the hills and valleys of the Illinois Ozarks. Illinois boasts 6900km (4300 miles) of scenic shoreline, 1100 historic sites and half a million acres of state parks. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President, spent most of his professional (he was a lawyer) and political life here. |
