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Florida (/ˈflɒrɪdə/ ^ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða] ^ⓘ) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands. It is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of over 23 million, it is the third-most populous state in the United States and ranks seventh in population density as of 2020. Florida spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km²), ranking 22nd in area among the states. The Miami metropolitan area, anchored by the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, is the state's largest metropolitan area, with a population of 6.138 million; the most populous city is Jacksonville. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay, Orlando, Cape Coral, and the state capital of Tallahassee.

Various Native American tribes 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 (land of flowers) ([la floˈɾiða]). Florida subsequently became the first area in the continental U.S. to be permanently settled by Europeans, with the settlement of St. Augustine, founded in 1565, being the oldest continuously inhabited city. Florida was frequently attacked and coveted by Great Britain before Spain ceded it to the U.S. in 1819 in exchange for resolving the border dispute along the Sabine River in Spanish Texas. Florida was admitted as the 27th state on March 3, 1845, and was the principal location of the Seminole Wars (1816–1858), the longest and most extensive of the American Indian Wars. The state seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, becoming one of the seven original Confederate States, and was readmitted to the Union after the Civil War on June 25, 1868.

Since the mid-20th century, Florida has experienced rapid demographic and economic growth. Its economy, with a gross state product (GSP) of $1.647 trillion, is the fourth largest of any U.S. state and the fifteenth-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. 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 some of the most prominent American writers, including Ernest Hemingway, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Tennessee Williams, and continues to attract celebrities and athletes, especially in golf, tennis, auto racing, and water sports. Florida has been known for being a battleground state in American presidential elections, although it has turned increasingly Republican in recent years. (Full article...)

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East Boca Raton skyline

Boca Raton (/ˌboʊkə rəˈtoʊn/ BOH-kə rə-TOHN; Spanish: Boca Ratón [ˈboka raˈton]) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. Many people with a Boca Raton postal address live outside of municipal boundaries, such as in West Boca Raton. As a business center, the city also experiences significant daytime population increases. Boca Raton is 45 miles (72 km) north of Miami and is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area.

It was first incorporated on August 2, 1924 as "Bocaratone", and then incorporated as "Boca Raton" on May 26, 1925. While the area had been inhabited by the Glades culture, as well as Spanish and later British colonial empires prior to its annexation by the United States, the city's present form was developed predominantly by American architect Addison Mizner starting in the 1920s. Mizner contributed to many buildings in the area having Mediterranean Revival or Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. Boca Raton also became a key city in the development of the early computer industry. The city is the birthplace of IBM's first personal computer and various other technologies created by the company. (Full article...)

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... that Florida Hospital Oceanside was demolished after being damaged by Hurricane Irma?
... that Fane Lozman took Riviera Beach to the US Supreme Court once in 2013 for seizing his floating home and again in 2018 for arresting him, and won both times?
... that two state representatives got into a fight in the parking lot of Miami's Radio Mambí after one's father insulted the other's on the air?
... that volunteers at a Florida public TV station forced its chief fundraiser to resign by accosting him in the hallway?
... that a Florida resident was arrested after posting on RateMyCop.com?
... that one of the "plushest" nightclubs in northern Florida turned into studios for a TV station in Jacksonville?

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The following are images from various Florida-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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Gillum in 2014

Andrew Demetric Gillum (born July 26, 1979) is an American former politician who served as the 126th mayor of Tallahassee, Florida, from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a Tallahassee city commissioner from 2003 until 2014, first elected at the age of 23.

In 2018, Gillum was the nominee of the Florida Democratic Party to be the governor of Florida. He had won the Democratic primary election over a field of five other candidates, including former U.S. representative Gwen Graham and former Miami Beach mayor Philip Levine. In the general election, he lost in a close race to Republican U.S. representative Ron DeSantis. Gillum's margin of defeat was just 34,000 votes (0.4%), making the election one of the closest gubernatorial races in modern American history. (Full article...)

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

Current events

June 17, 2025 – 2025 Stanley Cup Finals: In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in six games in a rematch of last year's finals, repeating as Stanley Cup champions. (Miami Herald)
April 27, 2025 –: At least one person is killed and at least 51 others are injured when a ferry transporting 42 people collides with a privately-owned recreational boat near the Memorial Causeway in Clearwater, Florida, United States. (IONTB) (ABC News)
April 26, 2025 –: Two people are missing and a child is rescued after a boat capsizes on Maule Lake in Florida, United States. (Citizen)
April 24, 2025 –: The perpetrator is killed and at least four others are injured in a mass shooting at a used car dealership in the Glenvar Heights, Florida, United States. (WSVN) (WPLG)

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Dunedin /dəˈniːdɪn/ is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The name comes from the Scots Gaelic Dùn Èideann meaning Edinburgh. The population was 35,691 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 36,632.

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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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