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Regions	Big Bend \| Central Florida \| Emerald Coast \|First Coast\| Florida Heartland \| Florida Keys \| Florida Panhandle \| Forgotten Coast \| Gold Coast \| Nature Coast \| North Central Florida \| South Florida \| Southwest Florida \| Space Coast \| Sun Coast \| Tampa Bay Area \| Treasure Coast

Largest cities	Jacksonville \| Miami \| Tampa \| St. Petersburg \| Orlando \| Hialeah \| Fort Lauderdale \| Tallahassee \| Cape Coral \| Pembroke Pines \| Hollywood \| Port St. Lucie \| Coral Springs \| Gainesville \| Miramar \| Clearwater \| Pompano Beach \| Miami Gardens \| West Palm Beach \| Palm Bay \| Sunrise \| Lakeland \| Miami Beach \| Boca Raton \| Plantation \|

Counties	Alachua \| Baker \| Bay \| Bradford \| Brevard \| Broward \| Calhoun \| Charlotte \| Citrus \| Clay \| Collier \| Columbia \| DeSoto \| Dixie \| Duval \| Escambia \| Flagler \| Franklin \| Gadsden \| Gilchrist \| Glades \| Gulf \| Hamilton \| Hardee \| Hendry \| Hernando \| Highlands \| Hillsborough \| Holmes \| Indian River \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Lafayette \| Lake \| Lee \| Leon \| Levy \| Liberty \| Madison \| Manatee \| Marion \| Martin \| Miami‑Dade \| Monroe \| Nassau \| Okaloosa \| Okeechobee \| Orange \| Osceola \| Palm Beach \| Pasco \| Pinellas \| Polk \| Putnam \| Santa Rosa \| Sarasota \| Seminole St. Johns \| St. Lucie \| Sumter \| Suwannee \| Taylor \| Union \| Volusia \| Wakulla \| Walton \| Washington \| \|

Geographical facts

Total Area - 58,560 square miles
Total land area - 54,136 square miles
Total water area - 4,424 square miles
Rank among states in total area - 22nd
Length north and south - 447 miles (St. Marys River to Key West)
Width east and west - 361 miles (Atlantic Ocean to Perdido River)
Distance from Pensacola to Key West - 792 miles (by road)
Highest Natural Point - 345 feet
Geographic Center - 12 miles northwest of Brooksville, Hernando County
Coastline - 1,197 statute miles
Tidal shoreline (general) - 2,276 statute miles
Beaches - 663 miles
Longest River - St. Johns, 273 miles
Largest Lake - Lake Okeechobee, 700 square miles
Largest county - Palm Beach, 2,578 square miles
Smallest county - Union, 245 square miles
Number of lakes (greater than 10 acres) - about 7,700
Number of first-magnitude springs - 33
Number of islands (greater than 10 acres) - about 4,500
Historical facts
First permanent European settlement - 1565, St. Augustine, by Spain
Acquired from Spain as a U.S. Territory - 1821
Admitted as 27th state of the U.S. - March 3, 1845
Current facts
Capital - Tallahassee
Population 2006 (estimate) - 18,089,889 (Rank 4th)
Population 2005 (estimate) - 17,789,864 (Rank 4th)
Population 2004 (estimate) - 17,397,161 (Rank 4th)
Population 2000 - 15,982,378 (Rank 4th)
Population 1990 - 12,937,926
Population 1980 - 9,739,992
Population growth rate 2000-2006 (estimate) - 13.2%
Population growth rate 1990-2000 - 23.53%
Most populous metropolitan area 2003 - Miami-Ft. Lauderdale: 5,289,000 (estimate - Ranked 6th in the US)
Most populous metropolitan area 2000 - Miami-Ft. Lauderdale: 3,876,380
Most populous County 2005 - Miami-Dade County: 2,376,014 (estimate)
Most populous County 2006 - Miami-Dade County: 2,402,208 (estimate)
Number of counties - 67
Form of government - Governor and cabinet consisting of Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Agriculture
State sales tax - 6%
State income tax - None
Legislature - 120 house districts, 40 senate districts, 25 congressional districts

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