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Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning 65,758 square miles, Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, is the third-most populous. The state capital is Tallahassee and the most populous city is Jacksonville. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the seventh-most populous in the United States; other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville.

Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first known European to make landfall, calling the region La Florida ([la floˈɾiða] for its lush greenery and the Easter season (Pascua Florida in Spanish). Florida subsequently became the first area in the continental U.S. to be permanently settled by Europeans, with the Spanish colony of St. Augustine, founded in 1565, being the oldest continuously inhabited city. Florida was repeatedly contested by Spain and Great Britain, before being ceded to the U.S. in 1819; it was admitted as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida was the principal location of the Seminole Wars (1816–1858), the longest and most extensive of the Indian Wars in U.S. history. The state seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, becoming one of the seven original Confederate States. After the Civil War, Florida was restored to the Union on June 25, 1868.

Since the mid-20th century, Florida has experienced rapid demographic and economic growth. Its $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth-largest of any U.S. state and the 16th-largest in the world; the main sectors are tourism, hospitality, agriculture, real estate, and transportation. Florida is world-renowned for its beach resorts, amusement parks, warm and sunny climate, and nautical recreation; attractions such as Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, and Miami Beach draw tens of millions of visitors annually. Florida is a popular destination for retirees, seasonal vacationers, and both domestic and international migrants; it hosts nine out of the ten fastest-growing communities in the U.S. The state's close proximity to the ocean has shaped its culture, identity, and daily life; its colonial history and successive waves of migration are reflected in African, European, Indigenous, Latino, and Asian influences. Florida has attracted or inspired writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes, particularly in golf, tennis, auto racing, and water sports. (Full article...)

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Manta is a steel flying roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando. The attraction allows guests to encounter numerous species of ray before boarding a manta ray-shaped train that takes them on a 3,359-foot-long (1,024 m) roller coaster ride above the park, reaching top speeds of 56 miles per hour (90 km/h). Designed by Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard, Manta restrains riders in the prone position and features four inversions. The well-received attraction officially opened to the public on May 22, 2009. Their slogan is "Dive deep, fly high…". (Full article...)

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... that equipment from defunct television station WTVI in Fort Pierce, Florida, was sold to start an unrelated WTVI in Charlotte, North Carolina?
... that after a show host on Orlando-area radio station WTLN hired a hitman to kill his former lover's husband, the intended victim began a campaign to urge advertisers to boycott the station?
... that the owners of Florida radio station WPAS blamed an Associated Press teletype machine for starting a fire that burned it down?
... that upon its completion in 2016 at SeaWorld Orlando, Mako became the tallest, longest, and fastest roller coaster in the Orlando area of Florida?
... that when a proposed sale of Orlando-area radio station WVCF fell through, the attempted buyer started his own station?
... that in August 2017, Potential Tropical Cyclone Ten caused some of the worst flooding seen in western Florida in 20 years, just two weeks before Hurricane Irma struck the same region?

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Florida has tons of entertainment opportunities because Walt Disney World and Universal Studios are there

— Kevin Richardson (musician)

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Image 1Fall foliage in North Florida (from Geography of Florida)
Image 2Topographic map of Florida (from Geography of Florida)
Image 3Snow is very uncommon in Florida, but has occurred in every major Florida city at least once; snow does fall very occasionally in North Florida (from Geography of Florida)
Image 4A 1527 map by Vesconte Maggiolo showing the east coast of North America with "Tera Florida" at the top and "Lavoradore" at the bottom. (from History of Florida)
Image 5Sunniland stratigraphic column (from Environment of Florida)
Image 6Andrew Jackson served as the first military Governor of Florida. (from History of Florida)
Image 7The beach at Bahia Honda in the Florida Keys (from Geography of Florida)
Image 8The Battle of Olustee was the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida. (from History of Florida)
Image 9Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort (from History of Florida)
Image 10Typical summer afternoon shower from the Everglades traveling eastward over Downtown Miami (from Geography of Florida)
Image 11A shell midden at Enterprise in 1875. (from History of Florida)
Image 12Royal Poinciana tree in full bloom in the Florida Keys, an indication of South Florida's tropical climate (from Geography of Florida)
Image 13The Florida scrub jay is found only in Florida (from Geography of Florida)
Image 14The expanded West Florida territory in 1767. (from History of Florida)
Image 15South Florida's climate is ideal for growing sugarcane. (from Geography of Florida)
Image 16Sunniland Oil Fields (from Environment of Florida)
Image 17Kennedy Space Center. (from History of Florida)
Image 18Seminole leader Osceola. (from History of Florida)
Image 19A map of Florida showing county names and boundaries (from Geography of Florida)
Image 20A 1591 map of Florida by Jacques le Moyne de Morgues. (from History of Florida)
Image 21Timucua Indians at a column erected by the French in 1562 (from History of Florida)
Image 22Platydemus manokwari in Florida (from Environment of Florida)
Image 23Crandon Park in Key Biscayne (from Geography of Florida)
Image 24A depiction of what might be Florida from the 1502 Cantino map (from History of Florida)
Image 25Tourists hunting in 1893 (from History of Florida)
Image 26Florida map of Köppen climate classification. (from Geography of Florida)
Image 27Juan Ponce de León (Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain). He was one of the first Europeans to set foot in the current U.S.; he led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named. (from History of Florida)
Image 28Bernard Picart Copper Plate Engraving of Florida Indians, Circa 1721 (from History of Florida)
Image 29Destruction in Lakes by the Bay near Miami following Hurricane Andrew (from History of Florida)
Image 30Hurricane Andrew bearing down on Florida on August 23, 1992 (from Geography of Florida)
Image 31Key deer in the lower Florida Keys (from Geography of Florida)
Image 32"Butterfly ballot" (from History of Florida)
Image 33The brick Capitol as built in 1845. (from History of Florida)
Image 34Five flags of Florida, not including the current State Flag or France. (from History of Florida)
Image 35Alligator in the Florida Everglades (from Geography of Florida)
Image 36Soldiers and crowds in Downtown Miami 20 minutes after Japan's surrender ending World War II (1945). (from History of Florida)

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Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 – January 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900s American South and published research on hoodoo. The most popular of her four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937. She also wrote more than 50 short stories, plays, and essays.

Hurston was born in Notasulga, Alabama, and moved with her family to Eatonville, Florida, in 1894. She later used Eatonville as the setting for many of her stories. It is now the site of the "Zora! Festival", held each year in her honor. (Full article...)

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Image 1Fort Jefferson at the Dry Tortugas
Image 2Florida from space, taken by Shuttle Mission STS-95 on October 31, 1998
Image 3Downtown Miami, viewed from Virginia Key
Image 4A Cuban sandwich is a variation of a ham and cheese sandwich that originated among the Cuban workers in the cigar factories in Key West, Florida^[1]^[2]
Image 5Fountains at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida
Image 6Farles Prairie in Ocala National Forest
Image 7A Great blue heron at Alafia River State Park
Image 8Fort Brooke was a historical military post situated on the east bank (at the mouth) of the Hillsborough River in present-day Tampa, Florida
Image 9The main street in Alachua downtown historic district

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September 1, 2021 – 2021 Atlantic hurricane season: The upcoming New Orleans Saints matchup against the Green Bay Packers will be moved from New Orleans to Jacksonville's TIAA Bank Field following damage from Ida. (Forbes)
August 27, 2021 – COVID-19 pandemic: COVID-19 pandemic in Florida; A Leon County judge strikes down the mask mandate ban imposed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. (NBC News)
August 23, 2021 – COVID-19 pandemic: COVID-19 pandemic in Florida

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A panoramic view of the Downtown Miami skyline

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Downtown Miami is the central business district of South Florida, Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Brickell Avenue/Biscayne Boulevard is the main north-south road in downtown, and Flagler Street is the main east-west road in the Central Business District.

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^ "Cuba's most famous food isn't even from Cuba — or Miami". Matador Network.
^ "Viva La Cuban Sandwich!". Farmers’ Almanac. March 20, 2015.

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[1] "Cuba's most famous food isn't even from Cuba — or Miami". Matador Network.

[2] "Viva La Cuban Sandwich!". Farmers’ Almanac. March 20, 2015.

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