flag of Florida Florida (FL)


governor: Jeb Bush (R)
senators: Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D)
representatives: Michael Bilirakis (R-9); F. Allen Boyd (D-2); Corrine Brown (D-3); Ginny Brown-Waite (R-5); Ander Crenshaw (R-4); Jim Davis (D-11); Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-21); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-25); Tom Feeney (R-24); Mark Foley (R-16); Katherine Harris (R-13); Alcee L. Hastings (D-23); Ric Keller (R-8); Connie Mack (R-14); Kendrick B. Meek (D-17); John Mica (R-7); Jeff Miller (R-1); Adam Putnam (R-12); Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-20); E. Clay Shaw (R-22); Cliff Stearns (R-6); Dave Weldon (R-15); Robert I. Wexler (D-19) and C.W. Bill Young (R-10)

state capitol: Tallahassee
population of Florida in 2000: 15,982,378 (4th)
counties: 67
land area: 53,997 square miles (26th)
largest city: Jacksonville
statehood: became the 27th state on March 3, 1845

state nickname: the sunshine state
state bird: mockingbird
state flower: orange blossom
state tree: cabbage palmetto
state motto: in God we trust
extra: Everglades


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official website of: the State of Florida