Iowa is a state.
== Sister jurisdictions ==Iowa has ten official partner jurisdictions: Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan (1960) Yucatn, Mexico (1964) Hebei Province, People's Republic of China (1983) Terengganu, Malaysia (1987) Taiwan, Republic of China (1989) Stavropol Krai, USSR/Russia (1989) Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine (1996) Veneto Region, Italy (1997) Republic of Kosovo (2013)== See also ==Index of Iowa-related articlesOutline of Iowa== Notes ==== References ==== External links ==Official website State Data Center of Iowa population, housing, business and government statisticsIowa Travel and Tourism DivisionIowa State Facts from USDAEnergy Data & Statistics for IowaU
 Iowa is the nation's largest producer of ethanol and corn and some years is the largest grower of soybeans

