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| Capital: Tallahassee | Governor: Jeb Bush | |||
| Bird: Mockingbird | Population: 16,000,000 (approx.) | |||
| Flower: Orange Blossom | Land Area: 53,997 sq. mi. (139,852 sq. km) | |||
| Brief History and Profile of Florida | ||||
Florida, claiming it for Spain. Later, Florida would be held at different times by Spain and England until Spain finally sold it to the United States in 1819. (Incidentally, France established a colony named Fort Caroline in 1564 in the state that was to become Florida.) Florida's early-19th-century history as a U.S. territory was marked by wars with the Seminole Indians that did not end until 1842, although a treaty was actually never signed. in 1950 to more than 12.9 million in 1990. Florida's economy rests on a solid base of tourism (in 1992 the state entertained more than 40.5 million visitors from all over the world), manufacturing, agriculture, and international trade. In recent years, oranges, grapefruit, and tomatoes led Florida's agricultural-product list, followed by vegetables, potatoes, melons, strawberries, sugar cane, dairy products, cattle and calves, and forest products. thus the oldest permanent city in the U.S.), Daytona Beach, and Fort Lauderdale on the East Coast. West Coast resorts include Sarasota, Tampa, Key West, and St. Petersburg. The Orlando area, where Disney World is located on a 27,000-acre site, is Florida's most popular tourist destination. Also drawing many visitors are the NASA Kennedy Space Center's Spaceport USA, located in the town of Kennedy Space Center, Everglades National Park, and the Epcot Center. |
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| Florida Links | ||||
| The Birdlife of Florida | The Climate and Weather of Florida | |||
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