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@SLIDE TITLE =                                Illinois                            |STATES.SLD
                                                                   
     
     
      
 
                             

         State Capitol: Springfield         State Abbreviation :    IL    
               
         Population (1991): 11,431,000      Size (square miles): 56,350 
         Population Rank:   6               Size Rank:           24     

                             
                             
                             
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         Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union 

         Nickname: The Prairie State

         Name Origin: French for "Illini", Algonquin word meaning men or 
         warriors 

         State Bird:   Cardinal
               Flower: Native Violet
               Tree:   White Oak
               Song:   Illinois

         Climate: Winters cold and snowy, summers hot 

         Industries: Manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, 
         finance/insurance, agriculture 
 
