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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the United States named after the Illiniwek Indian tribe, which used to live there. The capital of Illinois is Springfield and the U.S. postal abbreviation for the state is IL.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, lived in Illinois from a young age, and eventually served four terms in the Illinois General Assembly. Ronald Reagan, the 40th President, was born in Tampico, Illinois.

The USS Illinois was named in honor of this state.

State nicknames The Prairie State or Land of Lincoln
Capital Springfield
Largest City Chicago
Governor (2004) Rod Blagojevich
Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
- % water
Ranked 25th
149,998 km˛
143,968 km˛
6,030 km˛
4.0 %
Population
- Total (2000)
- Density
Ranked 5th
12,419,293
Ranked 11th 86.27 /km˛
Admittance into Union
- Order
- Date

21st
December 3, 1818
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Latitude
Longitude
87°30'W to 91°30'W
36°58'N to 42°30'N
Width
Length
Elevation
- Highest
- Mean
- Lowest
340 km
630 km

376 meters
182 meters
8 5 meters
ISO 3166-2 US-IL
State Animal White-tailed deer
State Bird Cardinal
State Fish Bluegill
State Flower