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Iowa (i/ˈaɪ.əwə/) is a 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 | |
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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)<[1] |
• 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 |
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.[2]
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.[3][4] 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.[5] Its nickname is the Hawkeye State.