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
Population2025 estimate from Florida's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Admission YearAdmitted to the Union March 3, 1845 (27th state), per the infobox. Connections
Adjacent To
Source Alabama (Wikipedia)
Source Florida (Wikipedia)
Associated With
Source Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)
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)
Has Capital
Tallahassee, Cities Tallahassee is the capital of Florida.
Source Tallahassee (Wikipedia)
Long-Form Articles
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Florida (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Capital Tallahassee
Infobox, population
Population (2025) Total 23462518
Infobox, area
Area Total 170312 km2
Infobox, admitted to the union
Admitted to the Union March 3, 1845 (27th)
Page header, coordinates
wgCoordinates lat 28, lon -82
Introduction
Florida 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.
View the Source Alabama (Wikipedia)
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It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west.
Gainesville, Florida (Wikipedia)
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Florida
Jacksonville (Wikipedia)
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Florida
Miami (Wikipedia)
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Tampa (Wikipedia)
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