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