Florida Facts

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Coastline

1,350 miles

Florida is the ______ most populous state.

3rd

State Reptile

American Alligator

State Bird

Common Mockingbird

State Saltwater Mammal

Dolphin

The flattest state in the United States is...

Florida

State Animal

Florida Panther

How much of Florida's citrus is used for juice?

Florida is the largest producer of citrus fruit in the United States. About 90 percent of the citrus harvested in Florida goes into juice making.

Motto

In God We Trust

State Marine Mammal

Manatee

State Gemstone

Moonstone

State Flower

Orange Blossom

Capital

Tallahassee

How did Florida get it's name?

The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to visit the region and he called it 'La Florida' (Spanish for "land of flowers"), when he visited it in 1513.

Nickname

The Sunshine State

True or False: South Florida is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist.

True

State Butterfly

Zebra Longwing

No matter where you are in Florida, you're never more than 60 miles away from the nearest...

beach


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