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Florida

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Florida occupies a peninsula in the Southeastern United States between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Admitted to the Union in 1845 as the 27th state, its capital is Tallahassee while Jacksonville is its largest city; the state is the third most populous in the country. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Tallahassee 1
Population
23,462,518 1
2025 estimate from Florida's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
170,312 1
Admission Year
1845 1
Admitted to the Union March 3, 1845 (27th state), per the infobox.
Latitude
28 degrees north 1
Longitude
82 degrees west 1
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Source Alabama (Wikipedia)
Source Florida (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Gainesville, Cities
Source Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)
Jacksonville, Cities

Jacksonville is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida.

Source Jacksonville (Wikipedia)
Miami, Cities

Miami is a coastal city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Florida.

Source Miami (Wikipedia)
Tallahassee, Cities

Tallahassee is in the U.S. state of Florida.

Source Tallahassee (Wikipedia)
Tampa, Cities

Tampa is a major city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida.

Source Tampa (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

Florida is a state of the United States.

Source Florida (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Tallahassee, Cities

Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.

Source Tallahassee (Wikipedia)

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Plantation, Florida, U.S.

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Melbourne, Florida, US

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Source Florida Statute section 893.13 (Florida Legislature)Subsection (7)(a)tier 1
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Withhold information from a practitioner from whom the person seeks to obtain a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance that the person making the request has received a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance of like therapeutic use from another practitioner within the previous 30 days.

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Sources
1. Florida (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Tallahassee
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 23462518
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    170,312
  • Article text
    Florida was admitted as the 27th state on March 3, 1845, and was the principal location of the Seminole Wars (1816-1858), the longest and most extensive of the American Indian Wars. The state seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861, becoming one of the seven original Confederate States, and was readmitted to the Union after the Civil War on June 25, 1868.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 28, lon -82
  • Lead section
    Florida ( FLORR-id-ə; Spanish: [floˈɾiða] ) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States.
  • Adjacent To: Georgia, Lead section, borders Georgia
    It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast.
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Wikidata: Florida
Wikidata Q812, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Alabama (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Alabama, Lead section, borders Florida
Quote, Adjacent To: Alabama, Lead section, borders Florida
It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
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Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Gainesville, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Gainesville, Infobox, State
Florida
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Jacksonville (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Jacksonville, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Jacksonville, Infobox, State
Florida
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Miami (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Miami, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Miami, Infobox, State
Florida
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Tampa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Tampa, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Tampa, Infobox, State
Florida
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