Iowa: State o the Unitit States o Americae
Iowa (i/ˈaɪ.əwə/) is a U.S.
state">U.S. state in the Midwastren Unitit States. It is mairchit bi sax states; Wisconsin tae the northeast, Illinois tae the east, Missouri tae the sooth, Nebraska tae the wast, Sooth Dakota tae the northwest, an Minnesota tae the north.
Iowa | |
|---|---|
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Iowa Territory |
| Admittit tae the Union | 28 Dizember 1846 (29t) |
| Lairgest ceety | caipital |
| Lairgest metro | Des Moines metropolitan aurie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Kim Reynolds (R) |
| Legislatur | General Assembly |
| • Upper hoose | Senate |
| • Lawer hoose | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Chuck Grassley (R) Joni Ernst (R) |
| U.S. Hoose delegation | 1: Rod Blum (R) 2: Dave Loebsack (D) 3: David Young (R) 4: Steve King (R) (leet) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,123,899 (2,015 est)< |
| • Density | 21.2/km2 (54.8/sq mi) |
| • Median hooseaud income | $48075 |
| • Income rank | 24t |
| Leid | |
| Latitude | 40° 23′ N tae 43° 30′ N |
| Longitude | 90° 8′ W tae 96° 38′ W |
| Iowa state seembols | |
|---|---|
 The Banner o Iowa | |
 The Seal o Iowa | |
| Ainimal an Plant insignia | |
| Bird(s) | Eastren goldfinch |
| Flouer(s) | Wild rose |
| Grass | Bluebunch wheatgrass |
| Tree | Bur oak |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Motto | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. |
| Rock | Geode |
| Route merker(s) | |
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| State Quarter | |
 Released in 2004 | |
| Leets o Unitit States state seembols | |
In colonial times, Iowa wis a pairt o French Louisiana an Spaingie Louisiana; its state banner is patterned efter the banner o Fraunce. Efter the Louisiana Purchase, fowk laid the foondation for an agricultur-based economy in the hert o the Corn Belt.
In the latter hauf o the 20t century, Iowa's agricultural economy made the transeetion tae a diversifee'd economy o advanced manufacturin, processin, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, an green energy production. Iowa is the 26t maist extensive in laund aurie an the 30t maist populous o the 50 U.S states. Its caipital an lairgest ceety bi population is Des Moines. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest states in which to live. Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.
References
Freemit airtins
- State govrenment
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