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Florida

• Abbreviation: FL
• Capital City: Tallahassee
• Date of Statehood: Mar. 3, 1845
• State #: 27
• Population: 15,982,378
• Area: 65758 sq.mi. Land 53997 sq. mi. Water 11761 sq.mi.
• Economy:
  Agriculture: citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy products;
  Industry: tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery
• Where the name comes from: Named on Easter, 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, meaning "Flowery Easter"
• State Bird: Mockingbird
• State Flower: Orange Blossom
• About the Flag: Adopted in 1899, on a white field emblazoned with a red X and the state seal, Florida's flag represents the land of sunshine, flowers, palm trees, rivers and lakes. The seal features a brilliant sun, a cabbage palmetto tree, a steamboat sailing and a Native American Seminole woman scattering flowers.
• State Motto: In God We Trust
• State Nickname: Sunshine State
• State Song: Swanee River