Florida

The Sunshine State

There are 412 cities, towns and villages in Florida. Pensacola and St. Augustine are Florida's oldest cities and many cities in Florida have a surprisingly small population. Florida is a state that offers the resident and visitor alike warm temperatures, sandy beaches, interesting sights, lots of entertainment and not to forget, wonderful sunsets.

Tourism with approximately 7 million visitors year is a huge part of the economy in Florida. The Space Industry represents $4.5 billion of the state's economy. The average annual wage of aerospace workers is approximately $52,000. The number employed at Kennedy Space Center alone is 15,000 and Florida ranks 4th among the states in overall aerospace employment with 23,000 jobs.

Florida agriculture leads the southeast in farm income keeping in mind that Florida provides about 75% of the oranges in the U.S. and accounts for about 40% of the world's orange juice supply. A steady stream of new residents and visitors makes for a strong construction industry. There is growth in high tech and financial operations as well as the development of many small entrepreneurial software companies and in the health technology fields.

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Quick Facts

Population: over
Size: 65, 758 square miles
Per Capita Personal Income: $38,444 as of 2007
Capital: Tallahassee

Professional Sports Teams

Football: Miami Dolphins, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Football (AFL): Florida Bobcats, Orlando Predators, Tampa Bay Storm

Basketball: Miami Heat, Orlando Magic
Basketball (WNBA): Miami Sol, Orlando Miracle

Baseball: Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays,

Hockey: Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning

Soccer: Miami Fusion, Tampa Bay Mutiny

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�Sunshine State� was adopted as the State Nickname by the 1970 Legislature. Previously, official sanction for this nickname could be inferred from the law requiring use of Sunshine State on motor vehicle licenses.

The youngest cities in Florida are Cutler Bay in Miami-Dade County Grant-Valkaria in Brevard County Loxahatchee Groves in Palm Beach County.

Miami, which is often assumed to be Florida�s largest city, is actually much smaller than Jacksonville.

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