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Illinois - Introduction
Pronunciation
"Ill-in-oy".
Area
57,918 square miles. 25th largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
380 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
210 miles.
Population Density
197 per square mile
Licence Plate
Background: A light blue strip at the top, otherwise white.
Image: None.
Text: "Illinois - Land of Lincoln" (referring to Abraham Lincoln).
State Highway Marker Shield Design
A white square with a thin black border.
Derivation of Name
From the name of the Illinois (or Illini) Native American confederation.
Nicknames
The Prairie State.
Land of Lincoln.
Climate
Chicago: January high 32F, July high 84F.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-2-CONNECT (1-800-226-66328) or 1-800-ABE-0121 (1-800-223-0121) [referring to Abraham Lincoln]
Checked Jan-99.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-800-452-4368.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official site. Checked Mar-97.
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