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Illinois
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03/31/20
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IL-ə-NOY
) is a
state
in the
Midwestern
and
Great Lakes Regions
of the
United States
. It has the
fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP)
,
the sixth largest
population, and the
25th largest land area
of all U.S. states. Illinois has been noted as a
microcosm
of the entire United States.
[7]
With
Chicago
in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense
agricultural productivity
in the north and center of the state, and
natural resources
such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major
transportation hub
.
Chicagoland
, Chicago's
metropolitan area
, encompasses over 65% of the state's population. The
Port of Chicago
connects the state to international ports via two main routes: from the
Great Lakes
, via the
Saint Lawrence Seaway
, to the
Atlantic Ocean
and from the
Great Lakes
to the
Mississippi River
, via the
Illinois Waterway
to the
Illinois River
. The Mississippi River, the
Ohio River
, and the
Wabash River
form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's
O'Hare International Airport
has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a
bellwether
both in
social and cultural terms
[7]
and, through the 1980s, in
politics
.
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