Florida, US

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Florida is the southeasternmost U.S. state, with the Atlantic on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other. It has hundreds of miles of beaches and is known for its Latin-American cultural influences and notable arts scene, as well as its nightlife, especially in upscale South Beach.

The state's largest city is Miami, which is known for its nightlife and beaches. Orlando is famed for theme parks, including Walt Disney World. Tallahassee is the capital city of Florida and home to Florida State University.

The state capital is Tallahassee, which is located on the peninsula that divides Tampa Bay from the Gulf of Mexico. Its current governor is Ron DeSantis (Republican Party). The population of Florida in 2020 was 21.22 million people.

Florida has two senators: Marco Rubio (Republican Party) and Rick Scott (Republican Party).

Quick Facts about Florida

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Geography

Florida is located at 28°45'2"N 82°30'0"W (28.7505400, -82.5001000). It has 2 neighbors: Georgia and Alabama.

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The largest city of Florida is Jacksonville with a population of 920,570. Other cities include, Miami population 471,525, Tampa population 407,599, Brent population 330,795 and Orlando population 289,457. See all Florida cities & populated places.

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Cities, Towns, Villages, Neighborhoods & Other Populated Places in Florida.

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People born in Florida, including politician Fred P. Cone, actress and model Peyton List, actress Faune A. Chambers, .

List

• Al Lopez (American Major League Baseball players, catcher, Major League Baseball managers, Baseball Hall of Fame member) he was born in 20/08/1908
• John Terry (American actor) he was born in 25/01/1950
• Richard Douglas Lane (American art historian) he was born in 09/02/1926
• Alexandra Adi (American actress) she was born in 13/04/1971
• Moose (dog actor (1990-2006)) was born in 24/12/1990
• Edward Shearmur (British composer) he was born in 28/02/1966
• Paul Rabinow (American anthropologist) he was born in 21/06/1944
• Sami Gayle (American child actress) she was born in 22/01/1996
• Rick Malambri (American actor) he was born in 07/11/1982
• Rob Dukes (American heavy metal singer) he was born in 08/03/1968
• Scott Zona (American botanist) he was born in 01/01/1959
• Razan Ghazzawi (Syrian blogger) she was born in 01/01/1980
• Charles A. Becker (American food scientist) he was born in 08/02/1925
• Cherie Priest (American writer) she was born in 30/07/1975
• John W. Martin ((1884-1958) 24th Governor of Florida, USA) he was born in 21/06/1884
• Brandon Simpson (athletics competitor) he was born in 06/09/1981
• Steve Pearce (baseball player from the United States of America) he was born in 13/04/1983
• Bree Wee (American triathlete) she was born in 17/12/1979

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