Geography & Travel
Florida
state, United States
Also known as: Sunshine State
Seal of Florida
Florida's state bird is the mockingbird.
The orange blossom is the state flower of Florida.
Category:
Geography & Travel
- Capital:
- Tallahassee
- Population:
- (2020) 21,538,187; (2023 est.) 22,610,726
- Governor:
- Ron DeSantis (Republican)
- Date Of Admission:
- March 3, 1845
- U.S. Senators:
- Marco Rubio (Republican)
- Rick Scott (Republican)
Recent News
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Florida, constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted as the 27th state in 1845. Florida is the most populous of the southeastern states and the second most populous Southern state after Texas. The capital is Tallahassee, located in the northwestern panhandle. Geographic location has been the key factor in Florida’s long and colourful development, and it helps explain the striking contemporary character of the state. The greater part of Florida lies on a peninsula that protrudes southeastward from the North American continent, separating the waters of the Atlantic Ocean from those of the Gulf of Mexico ...(100 of 7436 words)