Florida Facts

Capital: Tallahassee
Statehood: March 3, 1845 (27th state)
Population: 17,789,864 (year 2005 - ranks 4th in nation)
Gross State Product: $599 Billion (2004 est)
Land area: 53,927 square miles
Highest elevation: 345 feet, Walton County in the Panhandle
Mean elevation: 100 feet - half of Florida is less than 100 feet above sea level!
Coastline 1,350 miles
Rank among states in total area: 22nd
US Territory: 1821
Taxes: Florida state sales tax is 6 percent with counties allowed to levy up to an additional 1 percent.
Time zones: Eastern except in the western panhandle which is Central. Florida adopts Daylight Saving Time.
Dominant trees: pines, oaks, cypresses, palms and mangroves
Rainfall: ranges from 40 to 60 inches per year
State nickname: Sunshine State
State song: Suwannee River
State animal: Florida Panther
State bird: Mockingbird
State fish: Atlantic Sailfish (saltwater), Largemouth Bass (freshwater)
State flower: Orange blossom
State tree: Sabal palm

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