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INLAND EMPIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
DEF

A north central state of U.S.A., bounded on north by Wisconsin, on east by Lake Michigan and Indiana, on southeast and south by Kentucky, on southwest by Missouri, and on west by Missouri and Iowa.

OBS

The State of Illinois became the 21st state of the United States of America in 1818.

OBS

Nicknames: Prairie State; Sucker State.

OBS

Nickname: Inland Empire.

OBS

Nickname on car plates: Land of Lincoln.

OBS

Capital: Springfield. Chief city: Chicago. Other city: Evanston.

OBS

IL: The ISO two-letter code to be used only as post symbol in addresses or for data in rows or columns where the number of characters is restricted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
DEF

État du Centre-Nord des États-Unis, limité au nord par le Wisconsin, à l'est par le lac Michigan et l'Indiana, au sud-est et au sud par le Kentucky, à l'ouest par l'Iowa et le Missouri.

OBS

Histoire : Explorée par Marquette et Jolliet, puis par Cavelier de la Salle, la région fut cédée par la France à l'Angleterre en 1763 (traité de Paris). Inclus dans l'Indiana en 1800, territoire en 1809, l'Illinois devient État de l'Union en 1818.

OBS

L'État de l'Illinois est devenu le 21e État des États-Unis d'Amérique en 1818.

OBS

Capitale : Springfield.

OBS

IL : Code ISO à deux lettres à n'utiliser que comme indicatif de la poste pour l'adressage ou dans les tableaux où les données figurent en colonnes et dans un nombre limité de caractères

Spanish

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