 Ponce de León
named the region for the many flowers he saw here. Florida
is a Spanish word that means full of flowers.
Facts & Figures
  Location
one of the Gulf States
Bordered By Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia
Total Area (rank) 65,758 sq mi (22nd)
Land Area (rank) 53,997 sq mi (26th)
Greatest Distance E-W 361 mi
Greatest Distance N-S 447 mi
Geographic Center 12 miles north-northwest of
Brooksville
Coastline 1,350 mi
Highest Point Britton Hill; 345 feet
Lowest Points Atlantic and Gulf coasts; sea
level
Population (rank)
17,019,068 (4th)
Largest Cities Jacksonville (773,781), Miami (376,815), Tampa
(317,647), Saint Petersburg (247,610), Hialeah (226,401),
Orlando (199,336), Fort
Lauderdale (162,917), Tallahassee (153,938), Pembroke Pines (148,927), Hollywood
(143,408)
Capital Tallahassee
Local Administration 67 counties
Principal Industries
tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, construction,
services, international trade
Principal Manufactures electric and electronic
equipment, transportation equipment, food, printing and
publishing, chemicals, instruments
Agricultural Products citrus fruits, greenhouse
and nursery products, vegetables, potatoes, melons,
strawberries, sugarcane; cattle, dairy cattle, hogs/pigs,
broilers, eggs
Nonfuel Minerals phosphate, cement, sand and
gravel, peat, titanium concentrates, crushed stone
First Explored By Juan
Ponce de León, in 1513
First Permanent Settlement Saint
Augustine, in 1565
Territorial Status Achieved 1822
Admitted to Statehood (rank) March 3, 1845
(27th)
Alabama
Georgia
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
Fort
Lauderdale
Tallahassee
Saint
Augustine
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