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Florida
State
State of Florida
Eik-name(s): 
Sunshine State[1][2][3]
Motto(s): 
In God We Trust[4]
Anthem: "Old Folks at Home" an "Florida"
Map o the Unitit States wi Florida hielichted
Map o the Unitit States wi Florida hielichted
KintraUnitit States
Afore stateheidFlorida Territory
Admittit tae the Union3 Mairch 1845 (27t)
CaipitalTallahassee[1]
Lairgest ceetyJacksonville[5]
Lairgest metroMiami
Govrenment
 • GovrenorRon DeSantis (R)
 • Lieutenant GovernorJeanette Núñez (R)
LegislaturFlorida Legislatur
 • Upper hooseSenate
 • Lawer hooseHoose o Representatives
JudiciarSupreme Coort o Florida
U.S. senatorsMarco Rubio (R)
Rick Scott (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation14 Republicans
13 Democrats (leet)
Area
 • Total170,312 km2 (65,757.70[6] sq mi)
Area rank22nt
Dimensions
 • Length721 km (447 mi)
 • Width582 km (361 mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation105 m (345 ft)
Lowest elevation
(Atlantic Ocean[7])
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total21,477,737[9]
 • Rank3rd
 • Density121.0/km2 (384.3/sq mi)
 • Density rank8t
 • Median hooseaud income
$53267[10]
 • Income rank
40t
Demonym(s)Floridian, Floridan
Leid
 • Offeecial leidInglis[11]
 • Spoken leidPredominantly Inglis an Spaingie[12]
Time zones
Peninsula an "Big Bend" regionUTC-05:00 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-04:00 (EDT)
Panhandle wast o the Apalachicola RiverUTC-06:00 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation
FL
ISO 3166 codeUS-FL
Trad. abbreviationFla.
Latitude24° 27' N tae 31° 00' N
Longitude80° 02' W tae 87° 38' W
Websitemyflorida.com

Florida (frae the Spaingie meanin Flouery Easter) is a state in the Unitit States o Americae, that is in the sootheastrenmaist pairt o the kintra. The caipital ceety o Florida is Tallahassee, and the maist populous ceety in the state is Jacksonville.The lairgest coonty is Palm Beach Coonty.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Florida | Map, Population, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica (in Inglis). Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
  2. ↑ "Florida | State Facts & History". www.infoplease.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
  3. ↑ "Florida". www.americaslibrary.gov. Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
  4. ↑ "State Motto". Florida Department of State. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jacksonville, Fla.: Population, Weather, Demographics, Facts, History, Mayor, Landmarks". www.factmonster.com. Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
  6. ↑ "United States Summary: 2010. Population and Housing Unit Counts. 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 41. Retrieved 9 Apryle 2019.
  7. 1 2 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived frae the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Elevation adjuistit tae North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
  9. ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. 9 Januar 2020. Retrieved 9 Januar 2020.
  10. ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The US Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 Januar 2020.
  11. ↑ "Article 2, Section 9, Constitution of the State of Florida". State of Florida. 1988. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Florida". Modern Language Association. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 Juin 2014.

Coordinates: 28°06′N 81°36′W / 28.1°N 81.6°W / 28.1; -81.6

Precedit bi
Michigan		 List of U.S. states by date of statehood
Admittit on Mairch 3, 1845 (27t)		 Succeedit bi
Texas
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