Florida is world-renowned for its beach resorts, amusement parks, warm and sunny climate, and nautical recreation attractions such as Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, and Miami Beach draw tens of millions of visitors annually.
state and the 16th-largest in the world the main sectors are tourism, hospitality, agriculture, real estate, and transportation. Its $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth-largest of any U.S. Since the mid-20th century, Florida has experienced rapid demographic and economic growth. After the Civil War, Florida was restored to the Union on June 25, 1868. The state seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, becoming one of the seven original Confederate States. Florida was the principal location of the Seminole Wars (1816–1858), the longest and most extensive of the Indian Wars in U.S. in 1819 it was admitted as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida was repeatedly contested by Spain and Great Britain, before being ceded to the U.S. Augustine, founded in 1565, being the oldest continuously inhabited city. to be permanently settled by Europeans, with the Spanish colony of St. Florida subsequently became the first area in the continental U.S. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León became the first known European to make landfall, calling the region La Florida ( for its lush greenery and the Easter season ( Pascua Florida in Spanish). Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the seventh-most populous in the United States other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville.
The state capital is Tallahassee and the most populous city is Jacksonville. Spanning 65,758 square miles, Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, is the third-most populous. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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