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Revision as of 21:22, 29 June 2012 by 98.242.157.233 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the U.S. state of Florida. For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).State in the United States
| Florida | |
|---|---|
| State | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Florida Territory |
| Admitted to the Union | March 3, 1845 (27th) |
| Capital | Tallahassee |
| Largest city | Jacksonville |
| Largest metro and urban areas | Miami metropolitan area |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rick Scott (R) |
| • Lieutenant governor | Jennifer Carroll (R) |
| Legislature | Florida Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | House of Representatives |
| U.S. senators | Bill Nelson (D) Marco Rubio (R) |
| U.S. House delegation | 19 Republicans, 6 Democrats (list) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,057,542 (2,011 est)Template:GR |
| • Density | 353.4/sq mi (136.4/km) |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| • Spoken language | English 74.5% Spanish 18.7% |
| Traditional abbreviation | Fla. |
| Latitude | 24° 27′ N to 31° 00' N |
| Longitude | 80° 02′ W to 87° 38′ W |
Florida (/ˈflɒrɪdə/ ) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is the 22nd most extensive, the 4th most populous, and the 8th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state capital is Tallahassee, its largest city is Jacksonville, and the Miami metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan area in the southeastern United States.
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Article 2, Section 9, Constitution of the State of Floridawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Florida — Languages. MLA. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
{{cite book}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- Elevation adjusted to North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ^ "SB 230 – State Symbols/Fla. Cracker Horse/Loggerhead Turtle [RPCC]". Florida House of Representatives. Retrieved April 7, 2012.