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  1. Year of Admission: 1846
  2. Order of Admission: 29th
  3. Date of Current State Constitution: 1857
  4. Capital: Des Moines
  5. Population: 2,852,000 (1997)
  6. Land Area: 55,875 sq. mi.
  7. Population Density: 50.9 people per sq. mi.
  8. Nickname: Hawkeye State
  9. Motto: Our Liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.
  10. Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
  11.       Houses: 2
  12.       Number of State Senators: 50
  13.       Number of State Representatives: 100
  14. Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 5
  15. Main Industries: Agriculture, communications, construction, finance, insurance, trade, services, manufacturing
  16. Major Natural Resources: fertile soil, limestone, shale, sand, gravel, clay, bituminous coal, gypsum, water