- Capital: Des Moines
- Major Cities:
- Sioux City
- Cedar Rapids
- Davenport
- Waterloo
- Major Geographical Features
- Missouri River
- Big Sioux River
- Des Moines River
- Mississippi River
- Great Plains
- Northwest Iowa Plains
- Southern Drift Plains
- Des Moines Lobe
- Paleozoic Plateau
- National Parks: none
- 1803: Present-day Iowa acquired in the Louisiana Purchase
- 1833: 1st settlement in Dubuque
- 1846: Iowa becomes the 29th state
- Name Meaning: "The Beautiful Land" in the language of the Iowa Indians
- Motto: "Our liberties we price and our rights we maintain"
- The red delicious apple was developed in East Peru, Iowa
- Capitol building dome is covered in 23 karat gold leaf
- 92% of Iowa is farm land
- Industries
- Corn
- Hogs
- Soybeans
- Famous People
- Buffalo Bill
- Herbert Hoover
- Johnny Carson
- Zach Johnson
- Lolo Jones
- Ashton Kutcher
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