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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.

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Florida
State of Florida
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Eik-name(s): 
Sunshine State[1][2][3]
Motto(s): 
In God We Trust[4]
Anthem: "Old Folks at Home" an "Florida"
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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 elevation
(Britton Hill[7][8])
105 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
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