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 of Florida | |
| Eik-name(s): | |
| Motto(s): | |
| 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 | 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 |
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Florida | Map, Population, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica (in Inglis). Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
- ↑ "Florida | State Facts & History". www.infoplease.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
- ↑ "Florida". www.americaslibrary.gov. Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
- ↑ "State Motto". Florida Department of State. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ↑ "Jacksonville, Fla.: Population, Weather, Demographics, Facts, History, Mayor, Landmarks". www.factmonster.com. Retrieved 30 Juin 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ a b "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived frae the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ Elevation adjuistit tae North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. 9 Januar 2020. Retrieved 9 Januar 2020.
- ↑ "Median Annual Household Income". The US Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 Januar 2020.
- ↑ "Article 2, Section 9, Constitution of the State of Florida". State of Florida. 1988. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ↑ "Florida". Modern Language Association. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 29 Juin 2014.
Coordinates: 28°06′N 81°36′W / 28.1°N 81.6°W
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