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State of Florida
Flag of Florida Seal
Nickname(s): The Sunshine State
Motto(s): In God We Trust
Official language(s) English
Capital Tallahassee
Largest city Jacksonville
Largest metro area Miami
Area Ranked 22nd
- Total 65,795[1] sq mi
(170,304[1] km²)
- Width 361 miles (582 km)
- Length 447 miles (721 km)
- % water 17.9
- Latitude 24°27′ N to 31° N
- Longitude 80°02′ W to 87°38′ W
Population Ranked 4th
- Total (2000) 15,982,378
- Density 309/sq mi
117.3/km² (8th)
- Median income $41,171 (36th)
Elevation
- Highest point Britton Hill[2]
345 ft (105 m)
- Mean 98 ft (30 m)
- Lowest point Atlantic Ocean[2]
0 ft (0 m)
Admission to Union March 3, 1845 (27th)
Governor Charlie Crist (R)
U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D)
Mel Martinez (R)
Congressional Delegation List
Time zones
- peninsula Eastern: UTC-5/DST-4
- panhandle Central: UTC-6/DST-5
Abbreviations Fla., FL, US-FL
Web site www.myflorida.com
Florida map, with major roads/cities.
The beach at Bahia Honda in the Florida Keys.This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).
The State of Florida (IPA: /ˈflɔːɹ.ɪ.də/) is located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. Much of the state has a humid subtropical climate, except for southern Florida, where the climate is tropical.[3] Florida was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the peninsula on 2 April 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter," referring to the Easter season).
Government
Main article: Government of Florida
Florida Capitol buildings (Old Capitol in foreground)Presidential elections results Year Republican Democratic
2004 52.10% 3,964,522 47.09% 3,583,544
2000 48.85% 2,912,790 48.84% 2,912,253
1996 42.32% 2,244,536 48.02% 2,546,870
1992 40.89% 2,173,310 39.00% 2,072,698
1988 60.87% 2,618,885 38.51% 1,656,701
1984 65.32% 2,730,350 34.66% 1,448,816
1980 55.52% 2,046,951 38.50% 1,419,475
1976 46.64% 1,469,531 51.93% 1,636,000
1972 71.91% 1,857,759 27.80% 718,117
1968 40.53% 886,804 30.93% 676,794
1964 48.85% 905,941 51.15% 948,540
1960 51.51% 795,476 48.49% 748,700
The basic structure, duties, function, and operations of the government of the State of Florida are defined and established by the Florida Constitution, which establishes the basic law of the state and guarantees various rights and freedoms of the people. The state government consists of three separate branches: judicial, executive, and legislative. The legislature enacts bills, which, if signed by the governor, become Florida Statutes.
The Florida Legislature comprises the Florida Senate, which has 40 members, and the Florida House of Representatives, which has 120 members. The current Governor of Florida is Republican Charlie Crist. The Florida Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Justices.
There are 67 Counties in Florida, but some reports show only 66 because of Duval County, which is consolidated with the City of Jacksonville. There are 379 cities in Florida that report regularly to the Florida Department of Revenue, but there are other incorporated municipalities that do not.
The primary source of revenue for the State government is sales tax, but the primary revenue source for cities and counties is property tax.
A map of Florida showing county names and boundaries.Florida was traditionally a Democratic state; at one time,68.5 percent of all Floridians were registered Democrats. In the last decades of the twentieth century, the realignment of the "Solid South" has led many conservative Democrats of Florida to vote with the Republican Party. This tendency, combined with explosive population growth, which has brought many Republicans into the state as well as Cuban immigration has given Florida a Republican edge in practice. For instance, the Tampa area, once a major center of Democratic union support, is now almost evenly split between registered Republicans and Democrats, making it part of the important I-4 Corridor swing region. As a result, Republicans control the governorship and most other statewide elective offices: both houses of the state legislature, 16 of the state's 25 seats in the House of Representatives, and one of the state's two Senate seats. Because of the state's population and number of electoral votes, political analysts consider it to be a key swing state in presidential elections, which became obvious during the 2000 election.
[edit] Congressional Representatives
See also: List of counties in Florida, List of cities in Florida, List of Florida Governors, U.S. presidential election, 2000, in Florida, and U.S. presidential election, 2004, in Florida
District Name Party
1st Jeff Miller Republican
2nd Allen Boyd Democrat
3rd Corrine Brown Democrat
4th Ander Crenshaw Republican
5th Ginny Brown-Waite Republican
6th Cliff Stearns Republican
7th John L. Mica Republican
8th Ric Keller Republican
9th Gus M. Bilirakis Republican
10th C.W. Bill Young Republican
11th Kathy Castor Democrat
12th Adam H. Putnam Republican
13th Vern Buchanan Republican
14th Connie Mack IV Republican
15th Dave Weldon Republican
16th Tim Mahoney Democrat
17th Kendrick B. Meek Democrat
18th Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican
19th Robert Wexler Democrat
20th Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democrat
21st Lincoln Diaz-Balart Republican
22nd Ron Klein Democrat
23rd Alcee L. Hastings Democrat
24th Tom Feeney Republican
25th Mario Diaz-Balart Republican
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Florida
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
State of Florida
Flag of Florida Seal
Nickname(s): The Sunshine State
Motto(s): In God We Trust
Official language(s) English
Capital Tallahassee
Largest city Jacksonville
Largest metro area Miami
Area Ranked 22nd
- Total 65,795[1] sq mi
(170,304[1] km²)
- Width 361 miles (582 km)
- Length 447 miles (721 km)
- % water 17.9
- Latitude 24°27′ N to 31° N
- Longitude 80°02′ W to 87°38′ W
Population Ranked 4th
- Total (2000) 15,982,378
- Density 309/sq mi
117.3/km² (8th)
- Median income $41,171 (36th)
Elevation
- Highest point Britton Hill[2]
345 ft (105 m)
- Mean 98 ft (30 m)
- Lowest point Atlantic Ocean[2]
0 ft (0 m)
Admission to Union March 3, 1845 (27th)
Governor Charlie Crist (R)
U.S. Senators Bill Nelson (D)
Mel Martinez (R)
Congressional Delegation List
Time zones
- peninsula Eastern: UTC-5/DST-4
- panhandle Central: UTC-6/DST-5
Abbreviations Fla., FL, US-FL
Web site www.myflorida.com
Florida map, with major roads/cities.
The beach at Bahia Honda in the Florida Keys.This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. For other uses, see Florida (disambiguation).
The State of Florida (IPA: /ˈflɔːɹ.ɪ.də/) is located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. Much of the state has a humid subtropical climate, except for southern Florida, where the climate is tropical.[3] Florida was named by Juan Ponce de León, who landed on the peninsula on 2 April 1513, during Pascua Florida (Spanish for "Flowery Easter," referring to the Easter season).
Government
Main article: Government of Florida
Florida Capitol buildings (Old Capitol in foreground)Presidential elections results Year Republican Democratic
2004 52.10% 3,964,522 47.09% 3,583,544
2000 48.85% 2,912,790 48.84% 2,912,253
1996 42.32% 2,244,536 48.02% 2,546,870
1992 40.89% 2,173,310 39.00% 2,072,698
1988 60.87% 2,618,885 38.51% 1,656,701
1984 65.32% 2,730,350 34.66% 1,448,816
1980 55.52% 2,046,951 38.50% 1,419,475
1976 46.64% 1,469,531 51.93% 1,636,000
1972 71.91% 1,857,759 27.80% 718,117
1968 40.53% 886,804 30.93% 676,794
1964 48.85% 905,941 51.15% 948,540
1960 51.51% 795,476 48.49% 748,700
The basic structure, duties, function, and operations of the government of the State of Florida are defined and established by the Florida Constitution, which establishes the basic law of the state and guarantees various rights and freedoms of the people. The state government consists of three separate branches: judicial, executive, and legislative. The legislature enacts bills, which, if signed by the governor, become Florida Statutes.
The Florida Legislature comprises the Florida Senate, which has 40 members, and the Florida House of Representatives, which has 120 members. The current Governor of Florida is Republican Charlie Crist. The Florida Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Justices.
There are 67 Counties in Florida, but some reports show only 66 because of Duval County, which is consolidated with the City of Jacksonville. There are 379 cities in Florida that report regularly to the Florida Department of Revenue, but there are other incorporated municipalities that do not.
The primary source of revenue for the State government is sales tax, but the primary revenue source for cities and counties is property tax.
A map of Florida showing county names and boundaries.Florida was traditionally a Democratic state; at one time,68.5 percent of all Floridians were registered Democrats. In the last decades of the twentieth century, the realignment of the "Solid South" has led many conservative Democrats of Florida to vote with the Republican Party. This tendency, combined with explosive population growth, which has brought many Republicans into the state as well as Cuban immigration has given Florida a Republican edge in practice. For instance, the Tampa area, once a major center of Democratic union support, is now almost evenly split between registered Republicans and Democrats, making it part of the important I-4 Corridor swing region. As a result, Republicans control the governorship and most other statewide elective offices: both houses of the state legislature, 16 of the state's 25 seats in the House of Representatives, and one of the state's two Senate seats. Because of the state's population and number of electoral votes, political analysts consider it to be a key swing state in presidential elections, which became obvious during the 2000 election.
[edit] Congressional Representatives
See also: List of counties in Florida, List of cities in Florida, List of Florida Governors, U.S. presidential election, 2000, in Florida, and U.S. presidential election, 2004, in Florida
District Name Party
1st Jeff Miller Republican
2nd Allen Boyd Democrat
3rd Corrine Brown Democrat
4th Ander Crenshaw Republican
5th Ginny Brown-Waite Republican
6th Cliff Stearns Republican
7th John L. Mica Republican
8th Ric Keller Republican
9th Gus M. Bilirakis Republican
10th C.W. Bill Young Republican
11th Kathy Castor Democrat
12th Adam H. Putnam Republican
13th Vern Buchanan Republican
14th Connie Mack IV Republican
15th Dave Weldon Republican
16th Tim Mahoney Democrat
17th Kendrick B. Meek Democrat
18th Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican
19th Robert Wexler Democrat
20th Debbie Wasserman Schultz Democrat
21st Lincoln Diaz-Balart Republican
22nd Ron Klein Democrat
23rd Alcee L. Hastings Democrat
24th Tom Feeney Republican
25th Mario Diaz-Balart Republican
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