| Population (1994): 13,053,000 (4th in size)
State size: 58,664 square miles (22nd in
size)
State Capital: Tallahassee (named from the Indian word
meaning "old field" or "old town")
Major cities: Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami,
St. Petersburg, Tallahassee and Tampa
Admission to union: The 27th State
Date entered the union: March 3, 1845
Origin of state name: Named from the Spanish word
"Pascua Florida" meaning "Flowering
Easter."
Nicknames: The Sunshine State
Bordering states: Alabama and Georgia with the Gulf of
Mexico to the south west and the Atlantic Ocean to the
west.
State bird: Mockingbird
State flower: Orange Blossom
State tree: Cabbage Palmetto
Motto: In God We Trust |
