Quick Facts
Capital City: Tallahassee
Abbreviation: FL
Population (2019): 19,552,860; Rank: 4 of 50 | Population Quick Facts
Region: South
Admission to Statehood: March 3, 1845 (27th State)
State Motto: In God We Trust
State Nickname: Sunshine State
Origin of State Name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, meaning “Flowery Easter”
Area Codes: 239, 305, 321, 352, 386, 407, 561, 727, 754, 772, 786, 813, 850, 863, 904, 941, 954
Zip Codes: Florida Zip Codes
State Symbols
Bird: Mockingbird | List of State Birds
Flag: On a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida’s flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers. Flag adopted 1899.
Flower: Orange blossom (Citrus sinensis) | Other State Flowers
Soil: Myakka
Song: “Swanee River” | Words by: Stephen C. Foster | Music by: Stephen C. Foster
“Florida, My Florida” | Words by: Rev. Dr. C.V. Waugh | Music by: Rev. Dr. C.V. Waugh
Tree: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto) | Other State Trees
Quarter: Spanish galleon, palmettos (state tree), Space Shuttle
Florida Quarter | List of State Quarters
Geography
Area: Area: 65,758 sq.mi (170,313 sq.km.), 22nd
Land: 53,997 sq.mi. (139,852 sq.km.), 26th
Water: 11,761 sq.mi. (30,461 sq.km.), 3rd
Coastline: 1,350 mi. (2,173 km.), 2nd
Shoreline: 8,426 mi. (13,560 km.), 2nd
Largest Cities: Jacksonville | Tampa | Saint Petersburg | Orlando | Tallahassee | Fort Lauderdale | Port St. Lucie | Pembroke Pines
Border States: Alabama | Georgia | List of US Regions
Highest Point: Britton Hill ; 345 feet, (105 m), 50th tallest
Lowest Point: Florida; sea level, tied for 3rd lowest
Geographic Center: Hernando, 12 miles northnorthwest of Brooksville
National Parks: Big Cypress National Preserve
Biscayne National Park
Canaveral National Seashore
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
De Soto National Memorial
Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Location:
Absolute Center: 28°8’N / 81°37.9’W
Relative Center: Hernando, 12 miles north northwest of Brooksville
State Government
Governor: Ron DeSantis (R) since 2019
Senators: Marco Rubio (R) since 2011 Rick Scott (R) since 2019
Representatives: Florida Senate: Members
Constitution: Florida’s Constitution, 27th State
Electoral College Votes: 29 Votes
Economy
- Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy products.
- Industry: Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery.
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