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Is Washington the middle or the west of the United States?
Washington State is located on the Pacific coast in the northwest of the United States, bordering Canada in the north, Oregon in the south, Idaho in the east and the Pacific Ocean in the west. Seattle divides the whole state into two parts, the western part is coastal mountains and lowlands, accounting for 2/5 of the whole state, and the eastern part mainly belongs to the Columbia lava plateau.
The climate of Huazhou is bounded by the Cascade Mountains, with the Pacific Ocean in the west, wet and rainy, with an annual average temperature of 10.6℃. The northeast is inland, which is relatively dry and cold, with an annual average temperature of 4.4℃.
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Other aspects of Iowa:
1, national flower: Rhododendron.
2. State bird: American goldfinch.
The main industries in Iowa are manufacturing, forestry, agriculture and fishing.
(1) manufacturing: Iowa's manufacturing level is among the best in the United States. Aircraft manufacturing, avionics, precision instruments, industrial machinery, wood processing and papermaking, and metal smelting are important components in this field. The output value of this industry accounts for 17% of Iowa's GDP and employs more than 360,000 people. Most of these enterprises are concentrated in Seattle and Tacoma.
(2) Forestry: Huazhou forest area is mainly concentrated in the west, spanning the north and south Cascade Mountains and the eastern region, with a forest coverage area of 88,225 square kilometers. 93% of the logging volume is cork, of which Douglasfir and westernhemlock are the main commercial raw materials, accounting for 65,438+00% of the national timber output. More than 40% of raw materials are processed into strips and boards, about 40% are processed into logs for export, and the rest are used as raw materials for pulp and plywood production. The export of forest products ranks first in China.
(3) Agriculture: There are 37,000 large and small farms in Iowa, with an average of 2,622 mu per farm, and everything is available. Wheat is the main crop, mainly produced in the east. Crops account for about two-thirds of the total farm income, and fruits, nuts and strawberries account for another third.
(4) Fishery: The contribution of Huazhou fishery to the gross national product is only 1%, but the quantity and variety are also considerable. Salmon accounts for one-third of the total fishery revenue, followed by oysters, crabs, shrimps and other shellfish. In addition, there are flounder, tuna, cod and grouper.
4. In addition, software manufacturing, tourism, international trade, mining, electricity, etc. It is also an important economic field in the state, in which tourism can bring about $4.8 billion in income to Washington State every year.
Washington State Shandong International Investment Promotion Center
Shandong Provincial Department of Commerce-Washington State
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