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Picturesque Florida was the 27th state in the USA; it was admitted on March 3, 1845.
State Abbreviation: FL
State Nickname:The Sunshine State
Capital City: Tallahassee
Area: 65,758 square miles [Florida is the 22nd biggest state in the USA]
Population:15,982,378 (as of 2000) [Florida is the fourth most populous state in the USA, after California, New York and Texas]
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Orange blossom
Tree: Palmetto palm
Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines
Bordering States:Georgia, Alabama
Bordering Bodies of Water: Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico
Major Rivers: St. Johns River, St. Marys River, Suwannee River
Major Lakes: Lake Okeechobee, Lake George
Highest Point: A hill in Walton County - 345 feet (105 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy products
Industry: Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery
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