Florida

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.

Florida
State
State of Florida
Banner Seal
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
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Florida Territory
Admittit tae the Union	3 Mairch 1845 (27t)
Caipital	Tallahassee[1]
Lairgest ceety	Jacksonville[5]
Lairgest metro	Miami
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Ron DeSantis (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Jeanette Núñez (R)
Legislatur	Florida Legislatur
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
Judiciar	Supreme Coort o Florida
U.S. senators	Marco Rubio (R) Rick Scott (R)
U.S. Hoose delegation	14 Republicans 13 Democrats (leet)
Area
• Total	170,312 km2 (65,757.70[6] sq mi)
Area rank	22nt
Dimensions
• Length	721 km (447 mi)
• Width	582 km (361 mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation (Britton Hill[7][8])	105 m (345 ft)
Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean[7])	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	21,477,737[9]
• Rank	3rd
• Density	121.0/km2 (384.3/sq mi)
• Density rank	8t
• Median hooseaud income	$53267[10]
• Income rank	40t
Demonym(s)	Floridian, Floridan
Leid
• Offeecial leid	Inglis[11]
• Spoken leid	Predominantly Inglis an Spaingie[12]
Time zones
Peninsula an "Big Bend" region	UTC-05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-04:00 (EDT)
Panhandle wast o the Apalachicola River	UTC-06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation	FL
ISO 3166 code	US-FL
Trad. abbreviation	Fla.
Latitude	24° 27' N tae 31° 00' N
Longitude	80° 02' W tae 87° 38' W
Website	myflorida.com

References

1. "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. "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.

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