Iowa

A Midland-Yankee farm state of mixed European settlement, Iowa lies at the heart of the Corn Belt and leads the nation in corn, soybeans and hogs. Its temperate, communitarian politics and high literacy gave it a reputation for good government. Its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses long made it a political proving ground.

• Existed: 1788 CE – present
• Type: Entity
• Government: U.S. State
• Capital: Des Moines