Illinois - Illinois

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Location of Illinois in the USA
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CapitalSpringfield
currencyUSD
surface149,998 km²
population12.419.293
languagesEnglish, Spanish, Russian, Polish, German.
Phone codeChicago (773, 312, 708, 847, 630, 217, 815, 618, 309), Springfield 217. Others 224, 331, 447, 464, 730, 779, 872
Time zoneCentral Standard Time (Summer: UTC -5 (MEZ-6) Winter: UTC -6)

The state Illinois is lying in Midwest. It borders in the north Wisconsin and has a piece of coastline on the northeast Lake Michigan. Borders to the east Indiana and to the southeast Kentucky at. To the west, across the Mississippi River Missouri and Iowa. The capital is Springfield, largest city is Chicago.

Regions

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  • 1 ChicagoWebsite of this institutionChicago in the Wikipedia encyclopediaChicago in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryChicago (Q1297) in the Wikidata database
  • 2 SpringfieldWebsite of this institutionSpringfield in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSpringfield in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySpringfield (Q28515) in the Wikidata database

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background

language

English is the official language, but Spanish, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and German are also spoken in Chicago.

getting there

By plane

By car

mobility

In the greater Chicago area there is the Metra a regional railway network with 11 lines and 785 km of route network.

Tourist Attractions

  • The metropolis of Chicago lies in the north of Illinois. It is considered the birthplace of the skyscraper. There are also larger groups of foreign populations, especially Italians and Poles. Further information on the "Windy City" can be found here.
  • Started in Springfield Abraham Lincoln his political career; a museum is dedicated to him there.

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