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Florida Details

Description: First sighted and explored by Juan Ponce de León in 1513, Florida is home to St. Augustine, settled in 1565, and America's oldest European settlement still in operation.

This tourism magnet is known worldwide as the land of sunshine and perfect beaches, orange groves, Disney World, Universal Studios, NASA and the Cape Canaveral shuttle launches, the electric city of Miami, Key West and the Florida Keys, the Everglades, and so much more.

If you search for Ponce de Leon's legendary Fountain of Youth, Florida should be your family's destination.

Facts and Figures

Statehood March 3, 1845 (27th state)

Capital Tallahassee

Population 15,310,000

Nickname The Sunshine State

Motto "In God We Trust"

Bird Mockingbird

Flower Orange Blossom

Song "Suwannee River"

Land

Area 65,758 sq miles

Number of Counties 67

Highest Point Walton County, 345 ft

Lowest Point Sea Level, Atlantic Ocean

Maps and more...

Current Time here

State Flag here

Florida Major Cities here

Florida Image & Flag here

Florida County Map here

Florida Outline Map here

Florida Maps by University of Texas, here

Name all the States & Capitol Cities a test, here

Questions

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Recommended Links

State of Florida tourism web site

Weather current conditions in Tallahassee