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- Admission to Statehood: March 3, 1845
- Area: 65758 sq.mi,
22th Land 53997 sq. mi., 26th Water 11761 sq.mi., 3rd
Coastline 1350 mi., 2nd Shoreline 8,426mi., 2nd
- Bird:
Mockingbird
- Border States: Alabama Georgia
- Cam World:
Live Web
Cams
- Climate:
Florida
- Constitution: 27th State
- County Profile: 67 Counties
- Courts: Judicial
System
- Department of:
Education
Certification
- Driving: DHS&MV
- Economy:
- Agriculture:
Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy
products.
- Industry:
Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and
publishing, transportation equipment, machinery.
- Editorial Cartoons:
Cartoonists Index
- Flag:
On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal,
Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees,
rivers and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage
palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole
woman scattering flowers. Flag adopted 1899
- Flower:
Orange
blossom Citrus sinensis
- Genealogical Resources:
Cyndi's List
Historical Societies
- Geographic Center: Hernando, 12 miles northnorthwest of Brooksville
- Governor:
John Ellis
Bush (R)
- Highest Point:
Britton Hill;
345 feet, 50th
- Highway Markers:
Florida Resource
Manual
- History: Exploring
Florida
History Channel
Civil War
- Largest Cities:
Jacksonville Miami
Tampa
Saint Petersburg
Hialeah
Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Tallahassee
Hollywood
Pembroke Pines
- Library: Florida
- License Plates:
Florida
- Lottery: Florida
Lottery
- Lowest Point:
Atlantic & Gulf coasts; Sea level, 3rd
- Maps:
DMOZ
- Media:
Radio
TV
- Motto: In God We
Trust
- Museums:
The Virtual Library
- National Forest:
Florida
- Nickname: Sunshine State
- Origin of state's name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida,
meaning "Flowery Easter"
- Pen Pals:
Penpalworld.com
- Permanent Residents:
Find A Grave
- Population:
Quick
facts
15,982,378; 4th, 12/00
- Public Records:
Florida
- Real Estate:
Ired.com - Florida
- Representatives:
- US House:
107th Congress
- US Senate:
107th Congress
- Florida House:
Members
- Florida Senate:
Members
- Road Side America:
Florida
- Soil:
Florida - Myakka
- Song: Swanee River
- music and words by:
Stephen C. Foster
- State Parks:
Florida
- Symbols:
Geobop's Florida
Symbols
- Topography:
Image
Land is mostly flat with
rolling high in northwest.
- Tourism: Tour Florida
- Tree:
Sabal
Palmetto Sabal palmetto
Plant a Historic Tree, Today!
- Unclaimed Funds:
Florida
- Veteran Affairs:
Florida VA
Military
Links
- Vital Records:
Florida
- Weather:
Tallahassee, Tallahassee Regional Airport
- Yellow / White Pages:
 Find A Business / Find A Person
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