Iowa is the 26th largest in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3.19 million. [11] The state's capital, most populous city, and largest metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines.

Iowa, 50 ABD eyaleti arasında toplam alan bakımından 26., nüfus bakımından ise 31. sıradadır ve nüfusu 3,19 milyondur. Eyaletin başkenti, en kalabalık şehri ve eyalet sınırları içinde yer alan en büyük metropol alanı Des Moines 'tir.

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Iowa, Midwestern U.S. state that forms a bridge between the forests of the east and the grasslands of the high prairie plains to the west. It was admitted to the union as the 29th state on December 28, 1846.

The geography of Iowa includes the study of bedrock, landforms, rivers, geology, paleontology and urbanisation of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state covers an area of 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km 2).

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Iowa was a part of New France, but was sold to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Its settlers were mostly farmers: Iowa is part of the Corn Belt and is often known as the "Food Capital of the World."

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Iowa, a Midwestern state in the United States, is framed by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers to the west. It shares its borders with Minnesota to the north, Missouri to the south, Nebraska and South Dakota to the west, and Illinois and Wisconsin to the east.