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  2. Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida ( / ˈflɒrɪdə / FLORR-ih-də) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east; and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of ...

  3. History of Florida - Wikipedia

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    A shell midden at Enterprise, Florida in 1875.. The foundation of Florida was located in the continent of Gondwana at the South Pole 650 million years ago (Mya). When Gondwana collided with the continent of Laurentia 300 Mya, it had moved further north. 200 Mya, the merged continents containing what would be Florida, had moved north of the equator.

  4. Demographics of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida is the third-most populous state in the United States. Its residents include people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national and religious backgrounds. The state has attracted immigrants, particularly from Latin America. Florida's majority ethnic group are European Americans, with approximately 65% of the population identifying ...

  5. Geography of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Geography of Florida. A map of Florida, as seen from outer space. Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Spanning two time zones, it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states ...

  6. Florida 7th grader wins 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee ...

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    Bruhat is a seventh-grade student at Turner/Bartels K-8 School in St. Petersburg, Florida. He previously competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2022 and tied for 163rd place. Bruhat ...

  7. Woman sues Florida sheriff alleging she was twice forced out ...

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    A Florida woman has sued the sheriff of a department that came under scrutiny this month after the fatal shooting of a Black airman, alleging that she was forced out of her home naked as deputies ...

  8. Economy of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida counties by GDP (2021) The economy of the state of Florida is the fourth-largest in the United States, with a $1.4 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2022. If Florida were a sovereign nation (2022), it would rank as the world's 16th-largest economy by nominal GDP according to the International Monetary Fund, ahead of Indonesia and behind Mexico.

  9. Culture of Florida - Wikipedia

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    As of 2005, 74.54 percent of Florida residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a first language, while 18.65 percent spoke Spanish, and 1.73 percent of the population spoke French Creole (predominantly Haitian Creole ). French was spoken by 0.63 percent, followed by German at 0.45 percent, and Portuguese at 0.44 percent of all residents.

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