UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : IOWA
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General useful information |
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
State and population |
capital: Des Moines // state code ISO: IA ; FIPS: US19 |
surface: 144719 sq.km = 55878 sq.mi // rank in USA: 23 // location: West North Central |
climate: humid, continental, |
entered USA as 29th state on: 1846-12-28 |
administrative division: 99 counties |
total population according to the census of 2000: 2,926,324 |
population density 2000: 20 per sq.km = 52 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: 5,4% |
main ethnic groups: white 93,9%; black 2,1%; Asian 1,3%; other 3% |
Economy and infrastructure |
chief crops: silage and grain corn, soybeans, oats, hay |
livestock (million): cattle: 3,7 / pigs: 15,4 / poultry: 37,8 / sheep: 0,27 |
timber/lumber: red cedar |
chief industries: agriculture, communications, construction, finance, insurance, trade, services |
chief industrial products: processed food products, tires, farm machinery, electronic products |
chief mining products: crushed stone, portland cement, sand & gravel, gypsum, lime |
Some physical landmarks |
highest point in the state: on available maps a nameless hill NNE of Sibley 509 m = 1670 ft |
other mountains: of no importance |
lowest point in the state: ca 175 m in the SE corner near Keokuk |
lakes: Storm Lake, Clear Lake, Eagle Lake |
artificial lakes: Red Rock Lake, Rathbun Lake, Saylorville Lake |
rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Des Moines, Iowa, Cedar, Wapsipinicon, Little Sioux |
others: islands: none // deserts: none |
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
other important features: |
nick name(s): Hawkeye State |
motto: Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain |
song: not known |
flower: Wild rose // bird: Eastern goldfinch // tree: Oak // rock: Geode |
primary sources: |
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas |
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