(pronounced EYE-oh-wuh) The 29th state in the United States of America, Iowa has a population of about 2.9 million people, ranking it 30th in population in the country. The state ranks 23rd in land area, with 55,875 square miles of area. The state is relatively agrarian, with over 97,000 farms. Major economic highlights include manufacturing, services, trade, and government. Among all states, Iowa ranks number 1 in pork production and corn production, and second in soybean production.
Iowa is a traditionally midwestern state in the U.S., with a very flat geography and a climate conducive to agriculture in the warmer months and snow in winter.
Iowa has three state universities, and 90 colleges.
Major cities (figures from the 2000 Census):
Known as "The Hawkeye State." The state flower is the wild rose. The state bird is the Eastern Goldfinch. The state tree is the oak. The state rock (!) is the geode.
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