Total Area.: 58,167 square miles (151,714 sq km)
 Total Land Area: 54,153 square miles (140,256 sq km)
 Geographic Center: 12 miles northwest of Brooksville, Hernando County.
 Highest Natural Point: 345 feet near the city of Lakewood in Walton County.
 Admitted to Statehood: March 3, 1845
 Capital: Tallahassee
 Number of Counties.: 67
 Form of Government.: Governor and Independent Cabinet consisting of
                      Secretary of State, Attorney General, Comptroller,
                      Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture, and
                      Commissioner of Education.
 Legislature: 120 House Districts, 40 Senate Districts, and
                      23 Congressional Districts.
 State Sales tax: 6%
 State Income Tax.: None
 Beaches: 1,100 miles (1760 km)
 Longest River: St. Johns, 273 miles long (437 km)
 Largest Lake.: Lake Okeechobee,700 square miles (1823 sq km)
                      2nd Largest freshwater lake in the U.S.
 Major Highways.: 1- Interstate  4, 132 miles (211 km)
                  2- Interstate 10, 362 miles (579 km)
                  3- Interstate 75, 417 miles (754 km)
                  4- Interstate 95, 347 miles (555 km)
                  5- Florida State Turnpike, 265 miles (424 km)
 State Nickname.: The Sunshine State
 State Bird.: The Mockingbird
 State Tree.: The Sable Palm
 State Beverage.: Orange juice
 State Flower.: The Orange Blossom
 State Reptile: The Alligator
 State Stone: Agatized Coral
 State Shell: The Horse Conch also known as the Giant Band Shell
 State Saltwater Fish.: The Sailfish
 State Freshwater Fish: The Largemouth Bass
 State Animal.: The Florida Panther
 State Saltwater Mammal.: The Manatee
 State Song.: The Suwannee River by Stephen Foster

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