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| Capital City: | Des Moines |
| Nickname: | Hawkeye State / Corn State |
| Motto: | Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. |
| Statehood: | December 28, 1846 (29th) |
| Origin of State’s Name: | From the Dakota Indian word “Ayuhwa,” meaning “sleepy ones,” referring to a tribe living in that area |
| Largest Cities: | Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo |
| Border States: | Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin |
| Land Area: | 55,875 sq. mi.; 23rdlargest |
| State Bird: | Eastern Goldfinch |
| State Flower: | Wild Prairie Rose (rosa pratincola) |
| State Tree: | Oak (quercus) |
| State Song: | The Song of Iowa |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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