Florida became the 27th state on March 3, 1845.
Know as the "Sunshine State" Florida was first seen by the Spanish explorer
Ponce de Leon on Palm Sunday on April 2, 1513 - he then named the "Pascua
de Florida," meaning "Feast of Flowers" and claimed it for Spain
Stats:
Capital - Tallahassee
Population 2002 Census - 16,713,149 Est.
Total mass - 65,758 sq. miles
Land mass - 53,997 sq. miles
Water - 11,761 sq. miles
Shoreline - 8,426 miles
Coastline - 1,350 miles
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