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Iowa (/ˈaɪ.əwə/ ⓘEYE-ə-wə) is a landlockedstate in the upperMidwestern region of theUnited States. It borders theMississippi River to the east and theMissouri River andBig Sioux River to the west;Wisconsin to the northeast,Illinois to the east and southeast,Missouri to the south,Nebraska to the west,South Dakota to the northwest, andMinnesota to the north.
Iowa is the26th largest in total area and the31st most populous of the50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. The state'scapital,most populous city, and largestmetropolitan area fully located within the state isDes Moines.
During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part ofFrench Louisiana andSpanish Louisiana; itsstate flag is patterned after theflag of France. After theLouisiana Purchase, pioneers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of theCorn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa's agricultural economy began to transition to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing,financial services,information technology,biotechnology, andgreen energy production.
Politically, Iowa is notable for theIowa Caucuses, an influential event in national politics, as well as its high levels ofvoter turnout and foundational leadership in civil rights including early adoption or support ofblack suffrage. (Full article...)
USSIowa (BB-61) is a retiredbattleship, thelead ship ofher class, and the fourth in theUnited States Navy to be named after the state ofIowa. Owing to the cancellation of theMontana-class battleships,Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in theAtlantic Ocean duringWorld War II.
During World War II, she carried PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic toMers El Kébir, Algeria, en route to aconference of vital importance in 1943 inTehran with Prime MinisterWinston Churchill of the United Kingdom andJoseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. When transferred to thePacific Fleet in 1944,Iowa shelled beachheads atKwajalein andEniwetok in advance ofAllied amphibious landings and screenedaircraft carriers operating in theMarshall Islands. (Full article...)
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| State motto: | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain |
| State nickname: | The Hawkeye State |
| State bird: | Eastern Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) |
| State flower: | Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa pratincola) |
| State grass: | Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) |
| State tree: | Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) |
| State rock: | Geode |
| State soil: | Tama |
| State song: | The Song of Iowa |
| State tartan: | Iowa State Tartan |
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