Fun Fact 2: The largest city is Jacksonville in county Duval, the second largest is Miami
Fun Fact 3: The state flower of Florida is the Orange Blossom
Fun Fact 4: The Capital city is Tallahassee. Situated in Leon County, Tallahassee is a bird watchers paradise! There are 497 verified species of bird that live in or visit Florida each year, 372 of those can be found in the Tallahassee!
Fun Fact 5: The Florida state flag consists of a white background, a red diagonal cross and the seal of Florida in the centre
Fun Fact 6: Florida has 1,800 mile of coastline
Fun Fact 7: The American state of Florida is the leading producer of oranges in the US and the second producer in the world behind Brazil
Fun Fact 8: Covering 1,900 square meters Okeechobee is the largest freshwater lake in this American State
Fun Fact 9: Florida has more golf courses than any other US state
Fun Fact 10: The State Nickname is The Sunshine State
Fun Fact 11: Professional sports teams include the Marlins (Baseball), Dolphins (football), Panthers (Hockey)
Fun Fact 12: The Everglades National Park in Miami has 1.5 million acres of swamps and subtropical jungle; it is home for 14 rare and endangered species of animal
Fun Fact 13: The official State Song is The Swannee River (Old folks at Home)
Fun Fact 14: The most famous place tourist attraction in this U.S. state is Disney World amusement resort in Orlando; it attracts the more than 16 million tourist each year and covers 30,500 acres (47 square miles) of land
Fun Fact 15: The Disney World Resort, is the largest single-site employer in the US, with more than 59,000 cast members alone being employed just to entertain the visitors |
