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Iowa State Trivia
Capital City:
Des Moines
Area: 56,276 sq.mi.
Land: 55,875 sq.mi.
Water: 401 sq.mi.
Area Codes: 319-515-563-641
-712
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Flower: Wild Prairie Rose
Highest Point: 1670 feet
Lowest Point: 480 feet below Sea level
Soil: Iowa Tama
Tree: Northern Red Oak
Largest Cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport,
Sioux City, Waterloo, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Dubuque, Ames,
Cedar Falls
Nickname: Hawkeye State
Population: 2,926,324
Economy:
Agriculture: Hogs, corn, soybeans, oats, cattle, dairy
products
Industry: Food processing, machinery, electric equipment,
chemical products, printing and publishing, primary metals
Iowa
State Flag
Having three vertical stripes
blue, white and red the Iowa flag resembles the flag of
France. On the white stripe is a bald eagle carrying a
blue streamer in its beak. The state motto " Our
Liberties We Prize, and Our Rights We will Maintain" is
written on the streamer. The name of the state is
emblazoned in red letters. Flag adopted 1921
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