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NICK NAME | The Sunshine State | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Tallahassee | |
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LARGEST CITY | Jacksonville | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Miami | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Dade | |
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AREA | 65,758 sq. miles; 53,997 sq. miles land, 11,761 sq. miles water. Second largest coastline after Alaska: 580 miles along the Atlantic Ocean; 770 miles along the Gulf of Mexico. (22nd Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 345 ft., Walton County. | |
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LOWEST POINT | Sea level. | |
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ABBREVIATION | FL (postal); Fla. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 305, 407, 813, 904 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern Standard Time | |
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PART OF REGION | South; Gulf States | |
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ADMISSION DATE | March 3, 1845 (27th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the southeast United States, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, the Straits of Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, Alabama & Georgia. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | Named Pascua Florida by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, who discovered it in 1513 on or near Easter. From Spanish pascua "Easter" and florida "flowered"; the name may also allude to the many flowers he saw there. | |
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STATE ANIMAL | Florida panther (Felis Concolor) | |
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STATE BEVERAGE | Orange Juice | |
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STATE BIRD | Mockingbird (Mimus Polyglottos) | |
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STATE FISH | Freshwater: Largemouth Bass Micropterus Salmoides) Saltwater: Atlantic Sailfish Istiophorus Platypterus | |
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STATE FLOWER | Orange blossom | |
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STATE SHELL | Horse Conch (Pleuroploca Gigantea) | |
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STATE SONG | "Old Folks at Home" aka "Swanee River" | |
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STATE STONE | Agatized Coral | |
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STATE TREE | Sabal Palmetto Palm | |
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STATE MOTTO | In God We Trust |
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