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Florida Florida,stateintheextremeSEUnitedStates.Along,lowpeninsulabetweentheAtlanticOcean(E)andtheGulfofMexico(W),FloridaisborderedbyGeorgiaandAlabama(N). FactsandFiguresArea,58,560sqmi(151,670sqkm).Pop.(2000)15,982,378,a23.5%increasesincethe1990census.Capital,Tallahassee.Largestcity,Jacksonville.Statehood,Mar.3,1845(27thstate).Highestpt.,345ft(105m),Waltonco.;lowestpt.,sealevel.Nickname,SunshineState.Motto,InGodWeTrust.Statebird,mockingbird.Stateflower,orangeblossom.Statetree,Sabalpalmettopalm.Abbr.,Fla.;FL Geography TheFloridapeninsula,warmedbysurroundingsubtropicalandtropicalwatersandcooledbythetradewinds,isfamousforitspleasantclimate,abundantsunshine,andscenery.TheNWofFloridaisagentlyrollingpanhandlearea,cutintobydeepswampsalongtheGulfcoast.TheSt.MarysRiverinthenortheastandthePerdidoRiverinthenorthwestformpartoftheboundarywithGeorgiaandAlabama.MuchoftheeastcoastisshieldedfromtheAtlanticOceanbynarrowsandbarsandbarrierislandsthatprotecttheshallowlagoons,rivers,andbays.Immediatelyinland,pineandpalmettoflatlandsstretchfromtheGeorgiaborderalmosttothesoutherntipofthestate.CentralFloridaaboundsinlakes,withLakeOkeechobeebeingthelargest.TheEverglades,whichincludesBigCypressSwamp,isauniquewildernessregionofsubtropicalplantgrowthandanimallifeandextendsoverthecenterofthesouthernpartofthepeninsula.Florida'sSWcoast,ontheGulfofMexico,isdottedwithtinyislands,andtheFloridaKeys,extendingsouthandwestfromthesoutherntipofthestate,arelinkedtothemainlandbyacauseway.FloridaisseparatedfromCubatothesouthbytheStraitsofFlorida. Tallahasseeisthecapital,andJacksonville,Miami,Tampa,SaintPetersburg,Hialeah,andOrlandoarethelargestcities. Economy Tourismplaysaprimaryroleinthestate'seconomy;in1996visitorstoFloridaspentover$48billion.WaltDisneyWorld,amassiveclusterofthemeparksnearOrlandothatisoneoftheworld'sleadingtouristattractions;UniversalStudios,acombinationthemeparkandfilmandtelevisionproductionfacility,alsonearOrlando;andotherattractionsdrawmillionsyearly.Famedbeaches,suchasthoseatMiamiBea