Facts At A Glance

General Information on the State of Florida

Statehood: March 3, 1845

Origin of Name: Spanish explorer named Florida after the flower Pascua

State Capital: Tallahassee

State Nickname: Sunshine State

State Motto: In God we trust

State Flag:

State Bird: Mockingbird

State Animal: Florida Panther

State Flower: Orange blossom

State Tree: Sabal palm

State Fish: Large Mouth Bass

State Insect: Praying Mantis

State Mineral: Moonstone

State Population Information

Population Density: 192 people per sq.mi.(74 people per km)

Population Distribution: 84.3 percent of the people live in Urban areas

Links To The Cities

• Amelia Island
• Bay County/Panama City
• Boca Raton
• Bonita Springs
• Cape Coral/Ft.Myers
• Cocoa Beach
• Crestview
• Daytona Beach CityLink
• Daytona Beach/Halifax Area
• Destin
• Florida Keys
• Florida's Space Coast
• Fort Lauderdale
• Ft. Myers Beach
• Ft. Walton/Destin Beaches
• Indian River County
• Jacksonville
• Jacksonville
• Key West
• Key West
• Lake City GulfNet
• Lakeland
• Lauderdale by the Sea
• Melbourne
• Melbourne
• Naples
• Naples Free-Net
• Orlando
• Orlando
• Orlando
• Panama City
• Pensacola CityLink
• Pensacola
• Pine Island
• Sanibel Captiva Island
• Sarasota
• South Miami Beach
• Tallahassee
• Tallahassee
• Talahassee
• Tallahassee GulfNet
• Tampa
• Tampa
• Titusville
• Vero Beach

Geography

Highest Point: Walton Country, 345 ft.
Lowest Point: Sea level

Greatest Distances:

• North to south - 447. mi (719 ki)
• East to west - 361 mi (581 ki)

Area: 54,090 sq. mi.

Rank in Area Among the States: Twenty-sixth