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Iowa

Iowa

US state
Iowa, a Midwestern U.S. state, sits between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. It’s known for its landscape of rolling plains and cornfields. Landmarks in the capital, Des Moines, include the gold-domed, 19th-century State Capitol Building,...
Capital: Des Moines
Abbreviation: IA
Population: 3.201 million (2022)
State flower: Prairie rose
Admitted to the Union: December 28, 1846 (29th)
Demonym: Iowan