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| | Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Illinois is known as the "Land of Lincoln " because it is here that the 16th President spent his formative years. |
 | | The third division is Southern Illinois, or Little Egypt, distinguished from the other two by its warmer climate, different mix of crops (including some cotton farming in the past), more rugged unglaciated topography, coal mining, and proximity to the juncture of the Mississippi River and Ohio River. |
 | | According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Illinois was 12,653,544. |
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