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− | State of Florida | + | [[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]][[Image:Florida.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Florida]] |
| + | '''Florida''' is a state of the southeast [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It was admitted as the 27th state in [[Year Admitted:=1845|1845]]. The peninsula was explored by Juan Ponce de León in 1513 and became the center of a Spanish settlement that included the southeast part of the present-day United States. The name "Florida" holds the distinction of being the oldest non-American Indian place name in the United States; coined by de León on April 2, 1513. |
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| + | Spain finally ceded the area in 1819. Tallahassee is the capital and Jacksonville the largest city. Population: [[Population:=17,700,000|17,700,000]]. |
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| + | :* Nickname: Sunshine State / Peninsula State |
| + | :* Motto: In God We Trust |
| + | :* State Bird: Mockingbird |
| + | :* State Flower: Orange blossom (citrus sinensis) |
| + | :* State Tree: Sabal Palmetto (cabbage palmetto) |
| + | :* State Song: Suwannee River |
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| + | *[http://www.myflorida.com/ www.myflorida.com] |
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| + | [[Category:States of the United States]] |
| + | [[State_Name:=Florida]] |
| + | [[Country_Name:=United States]] |
| + | [[State_Code:=FL]] |
| + | [[Country_Code:=US]] |