IOWA

State abbreviation: IA

Capital city: Des Moines

US Region: Midwest

Borders: Minnesota to the North; Wisconsin and Illinois to the East; Missouri to the South; and South Dakota and Nebraska to the West.S

State bird: Eastern Goldfinch

State flower : Wild Rose

Motto:"Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain."

Important cities: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Waterloo, Iowa City.

You can find more information about this state here.

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Iowa/flower_prairierose.html

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ia_flag.htm

http://statebirds.blogspot.com/search/label/Iowa%20-%20Eastern%20Goldfinch