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State: |
Florida | ||
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Capitol: |
Tallahassee | ||
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Founded: |
1845 | ||
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Population: |
16,396,515 ~ (4th) | ||
| 22nd Largest State |
Density: |
296.4 people per sq. mi. | |
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65,758 sq. miles |
State Flower: |
Orange Blossom | |
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Land + Water = Area |
State Bird: |
Mockingbird | |
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| Reminiscent of Alabama's State Flag and the red "X" of the Confederate
States of America, the Florida State Flag displays two diagonal red bars on a white field. The official state specifications
indicate: "The State Flag shall comform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following portions and
descriptions: "The seal of the state, in diameter one-half the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground.
Red bars, in width one-fifth the hoist, shall extend from each corner towards the center, to the outer rim of the
seal." The State Seal on the flag features a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers, a steamboat, a cabbage palmetto tree and a brilliant sun. Florida is thusly represented as the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes... "la Florida". |
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