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Outline of Iowa

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Iowa.

Iowa is located in the Midwestern United States, and often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration.{{cite book|author=Alex, Lynn M. |year=2000 |title=Iowa's Archaeological Past |publisher=University of Iowa Press, Iowa City}} Iowa was a part of the French colony of New France. After the Louisiana Purchase, settlers laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt.{{cite web|author=Merry, Carl A.|year=1996|title=The Historic Period|publisher=Office of the State Archeologist at the University of Iowa|url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/historic/hisper.htm|access-date=June 29, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604163710/http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/historic/hisper.htm|archive-date=June 4, 2009}} Iowa is often referred to as the "Food Capital of the World".{{cite web|title=Major Industries in Iowa|publisher=Iowa Department of Economic Development|url=http://www.iowalifechanging.com/downloads/iaindustries.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050520102110/http://www.iowalifechanging.com/downloads/iaindustries.pdf|archive-date=May 20, 2005|access-date=June 29, 2009|url-status=dead}}

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General reference

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  • Names
  • Common name: Iowa
  • Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Iowa.ogg|ˈ|aɪ|oʊ|.|ə|,_|-|ə|w|ə}}
  • Official name: State of Iowa
  • Abbreviations and name codes
  • Postal symbol: IA
  • ISO 3166-2 code: US-IA
  • Internet second-level domain: .ia.us
  • Nicknames
  • Hawkeye State{{cite web | title=Iowa Department of Economic Development Travel Iowa web site - State Symbols | url=http://www.traveliowa.com/iowafacts/symbols.html | publisher=Iowa Department of Economic Development | access-date=August 7, 2007 | archive-date=December 15, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223214/https://www.traveliowa.com/iowafacts/symbols.html | url-status=dead }}
  • Land of the Rolling Prairie
  • Tall Corn State
  • Adjectival: Iowa
  • Demonym: Iowan

Geography of Iowa

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  • Area: 56,272.81 sq mi (145,746 km2)

= Places in Iowa =

= Environment of Iowa =

Environment of Iowa

== Natural geographic features of Iowa ==

= Regions of Iowa =

== Administrative divisions of Iowa ==

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= Demography of Iowa =

Demographics of Iowa

Government and politics of Iowa

= Branches of the Government of Iowa =

== Executive branch of the government of Iowa ==

== Legislative branch of the government of Iowa ==

== Judicial branch of the government of Iowa ==

Courts of Iowa

= Law and order in Iowa =

Law of Iowa

= Military in Iowa =

History of Iowa

History of Iowa

= History of Iowa, by period =

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= History of Iowa, by region =

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Culture of Iowa

Culture of Iowa

= The Arts in Iowa =

= Sports in Iowa =

Sports in Iowa

Economy and infrastructure of Iowa

Economy of Iowa

Education in Iowa

Education in Iowa

See also

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