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- Year of Admission: 1845
- Order of Admission: 27th
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1969
- Capital: Tallahassee
- Population: 14,654,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 53,937 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 262.3 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Sunshine State
- Motto: In God we trust
- Government Configuration: Bicameral legislature
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 40
- Number of State Representatives: 120
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 23
- Main Industries: Tourism, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, services, international trade
- Major Natural Resources: sandy beaches, dense forests, phosphate, peat, gravel, fuller’s earth, oil