State of Iowa
Capital city Des Moines Biggest city Des Moines Surface 145,743 km² Population 3,193,000 Length of highway network 1,789 km First highway 1958 Abbreviation IA Iowa is a state in the United States. The state is located in the Midwest and also in the heart of North America. The state has an area of 145,743 square kilometers and is therefore 3.5 times the size of the Netherlands. The capital is Des Moines and the state has 3.2 million inhabitants (2021). Geography Iowa is located in the Midwestern United States, on the Great Plains. The state borders Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The state measures a maximum of 500 kilometers from west to east and 350 kilometers from north to south. The state is mostly flat, with monotonous prairies.…