Sister States
Iowa has eight official partner states:
- Hebei Province, People's Republic of China (1983)
- Stavropol Krai, Russia (1989)
- Taiwan, Republic of China (1989)
- Terengganu, Malaysia (1987)
- Veneto Region, Italy (1997)
- Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan (1960)
- Yucatán, Mexico (1964)
- Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine (1996)
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