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Capitol: Springfield
Became the 21st state
to enter the union on
Dec. 3, 1818
State flower: violet
State bird: cardinal
State song: "Illinois"
State tree: white oak
State motto: "State sovereignty, national union"
Nicknames: "Prairie state" and "The land of Lincoln"
Size in land area: 55,584 square miles
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