Florida
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For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).
State of Florida
(Flag of Florida)
(Seal of Florida)
State nickname: Sunshine State, Everglade State
Other U.S. States
Capital Tallahassee
Largest city Jacksonville
Governor Jeb Bush
Official languages English
Area 170,451 km² (22nd)
- Land 137,374 km²
- Water 30,486 km² (17.9%)
Population (2000)
- Population 15,982,378 (4th)
- Density 114.43 /km² (8th)
Admission into Union
- Date March 3, 1845
- Order 27th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Central: UTC-6/-5 (western panhandle)
Latitude 24°30'N to 31°N
Longitude 79°48'W to 87°38'W
Width 260 km
Length 800 km
Elevation
- Highest 105 m
- Mean 30 m
- Lowest 0 m
Abbreviations
- USPS FL
- ISO 3166-2 US-FL
Web site www.myflorida.com
Florida is a southern state in the United States. It is known as the Sunshine State. "Florida" is a Spanish adjective which means "flowery". It was discovered by Spanish explorers during the Easter season, which is called Pascua Florida in Spanish. The U.S. Postal abbreviation is FL.
USS Florida was named in honor of this state.
Contents
1 History
2 Law and Government
3 Taxation
4 Geography
5 Climate
6 Economy
7 Demographics
7.1 Race
7.2 Religion
8 Important cities and towns
8.1 City Population
8.2 Wealthiest Cities
9 Education
9.1 Colleges and universities
10 Sports
10.1 Professional sports teams in Florida
10.2 Spring training
10.3 Minor League teams
11 External links
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida