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'''Florida''' is located in the southeastern [[United States]]; it was purchased by the U.S. in 1819 and in 1845 became the 27th state to join the Union. The capital of Florida is [[Tallahassee]], and the main metropolitan areas are [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Miami]], St. Petersburg and [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", and its state tree is the sabal palm. Florida has grown very rapidly, pulling in retirees from the cold, giving it the 3rd largest population of the 50 states.
'''Florida''' is located in the southeastern [[United States]]; it was purchased by the U.S. in 1819 and in 1845 became the 27th state to join the Union. The capital of Florida is [[Tallahassee]], and the main metropolitan areas are [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]], [[Miami]], St. Petersburg and [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]. Florida's nickname is the "Sunshine State", and its state tree is the sabal palm. Florida has grown very rapidly, pulling in retirees from the cold, giving it the 3rd largest population of the 50 states.
Florida seceded from the Union in 1861 and joined the [[Confederate States of America]]; there was little military action in the remote state.
Florida seceded from the Union in 1861 and joined the [[Confederate States of America]]; there was little military action in the remote state.
[[Image:Florida ref 2001.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The state of Florida]]
==Economy==
==Economy==
A large sector of Florida's economy is based on the cultivation of citrus fruit. As of 2006, Florida produced 67 percent of the [[United States]]' total citrus fruit. This breaks down to 74 percent of [[oranges]] grown in the US, 58 percent of [[tangerines]] and 54 percent of [[grapefruit]]. <ref>[http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Florida/fruit_orange.html Florida state fruit: orange]</ref> The orange blossom is Florida's state flower, the orange is the state fruit and orange juice is the official state beverage.
A large sector of Florida's economy is based on the cultivation of citrus fruit. As of 2006, Florida produced 67 percent of the [[United States]]' total citrus fruit. This breaks down to 74 percent of [[oranges]] grown in the US, 58 percent of [[tangerines]] and 54 percent of [[grapefruit]]. <ref>[http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Florida/fruit_orange.html Florida state fruit: orange]</ref> The orange blossom is Florida's state flower, the orange is the state fruit and orange juice is the official state beverage.
Florida is a swing state in presidential elections.
Florida is a swing state in presidential elections.
==State symbols==
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Image:Florida_panther.jpg|The Florida panther is the state's official animal.
Image:Orange_blossom.jpg|The orange blossom is Florida's official flower.
Image: Manatee Keith Ramos WEB.jpg|The manatee is Florida's official marine mammal.
</gallery>
</center>
==Elected officials==
==Elected officials==