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| Capital
City: |
Tallahassee |
| Location: |
30.45700 N, 084.28139 W |
| Area: |
65,758 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
14,653,900 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
March 3, 1845; 27th
state |
| Song: |
Shawnee
River |
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music & words by: Stephen C. Foster |
| Nickname: |
Sunshine state;
Peninsula state |
| Origin of states
name: |
Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon |
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for Pascua Florida, meaning
"Flowery Easter |
| Time
zone: |
Eastern, Central |
| Other Cities: |
Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Sarasota. |
| Border
States: |
Alabama,
Georgia. |
| Geographic Center: |
Hermando, 12 miles north-northwest of
Brooksville |
| Coastline: |
1350 miles |
| Highest Point: |
Britton Hill, 345 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Citrus, vegetables,
nursery stock, cattle, dairy products |
| Industry: |
Tourism, food processing, machinery,
electric equipment |
| National
Park: |
Biscayne, Everglades |
| Topography: |
Mostly flat with rolling high in
northwest |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 80 to 90 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 61 to 70 |
| Flower: |
Orange Blossom |
| Tree: |
Sabal Palmetto |
| Newspapers: |
Tallahassee
Democrat, Sarasota
Herald-Tribune |
| Attractions: |
Florida
Attractions. Roadside America |
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