TheFlag of the State of Florida

TheGreat Seal of the State of Florida

The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida:

Florida –third most populous and thesoutheasternmost of the50 states of theUnited States of America. Florida lies between theGulf of Mexico and theNorth Atlantic Ocean. TheTerritory of Florida joined theUnion as the27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined theConfederate States of America during theAmerican Civil War from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

• Names
  • Common name:Florida
    • Pronunciation:/ˈflɒrɪdə/ ^ⓘ
  • Official name:State of Florida
  • Abbreviations and name codes
    • Postal symbol: FL
    • ISO 3166-2 code:US-FL
    • Internetsecond-level domain:.fl.us
  • Nicknames
    • Sunshine State (currently used onlicense plates)
    • Others include:
      • Alligator State^[1]
      • Everglade State^[1]
      • Flower State^[1]
      • God's Waiting Room
      • Gulf State^[1]
      • La Florida
      • Orange State^[1]
      • Peninsula State or Peninsular State^[2]
• Adjectival:Florida
• Demonym: Floridian

Geography of Florida

• Florida is: aU.S. state, afederal state of the United States of America
• Location
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • North America
        • Anglo America
        • Northern America
          • United States of America
            • Contiguous United States
              • Eastern United States
                • East Coast of the United States
                • South Atlantic States
                • Southeastern United States
              • Southern United States
                • Deep South
                  • Gulf Coast of the United States
• Population of Florida: 18,801,310 (2010 U.S. Census^[3])
• Area of Florida
• Atlas of Florida

Places in Florida

• Historic places in Florida
  • Ghost towns in Florida
  • National Historic Landmarks in Florida
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
    • Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
• National Natural Landmarks in Florida
• National parks in Florida
  • Everglades National Park
  • Dry Tortugas National Park
  • Biscayne National Park
• State parks in Florida

Environment of Florida

• Climate of Florida
• Geology of Florida
• Protected areas in Florida
  • State forests of Florida
• Superfund sites in Florida
• Wildlife of Florida
  • Flora of Florida
    • Endemic
    • Florida mangroves
    • List of invasive plant species in Florida
    • Orchids
    • Trees
  • Fauna of Florida
    • Birds of Florida
    • Mammals of Florida
    • Reptiles of Florida

• Highest points of Florida
• Islands of Florida
• Rivers of Florida

• Central Florida
• Eastern Florida
• Southern Florida
  • Southwestern Florida
• Western Florida

• The 67counties of the state of Florida
  • Municipalities in Florida
    • Cities in Florida
      • State capital of Florida:Tallahassee
      • City nicknames in Florida
      • Sister cities in Florida
    • Towns in Florida

Demographics of Florida

Politics of Florida

• Form of government:U.S. state government
• United States congressional delegations from Florida
• Florida State Capitol
• Elections in Florida
  • Electoral reform in Florida
• Political party strength in Florida
• Florida and the Declaration of Independence

Government of Florida

• Governor of Florida
  • Lieutenant Governor of Florida
  • Secretary of State of Florida
  • State Treasurer of Florida
• State departments
  • Florida Department of Transportation

• Florida Legislature (bicameral)
  • Upper house:Florida Senate
  • Lower house:Florida House of Representatives

Courts of Florida

• Supreme Court of Florida

Law of Florida

• Capital punishment in Florida
  • Individuals executed in Florida
• Constitution of Florida
• Crime in Florida
• Gun laws in Florida
• Law enforcement in Florida
  • Law enforcement agencies in Florida
• Same-sex marriage in Florida

• Florida Air National Guard
• Florida Army National Guard

History of Florida

• Prehistory of Florida
  • Indigenous people of the Everglades region
• Maritime history of Florida since 1513
  • OnEaster Sunday, April 2, 1513, aSpanish expedition led byJuan Ponce de León lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) that he names forPascua Florida (the Land of Flowers, nowFlorida).
• Spanish settlement ofOchuse, 1559–1560
  • ASpanish expedition led byTristán de Luna y Arellano establishes a settlement atSanta Maria de Ochuse (Pensacola, Florida) on August 15, 1559.
    • A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse settlement five weeks later on September 19, 1559.
• French colony ofCaroline, 1564–1565
  • Jean Ribault explores theAtlantic coast ofFlorida forFrance in 1562.
  • French Huguenots led byRené Goulaine de Laudonnière establishFort de la Caroline on June 22, 1564
  • Spanish GovernorPedro Menéndez de Avilés capturesFort de la Caroline on September 20, 1565
    • Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots fromFort de la Caroline on September 29, 1565
    • Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565
• Spanish territory ofFlorida, 1565–1763
  • Spanish GovernorPedro Menéndez de Avilés establishes settlement atSan Agustín (Saint Augustine) on September 8, 1565
    • Governor Menéndez orders capturedFort de la Caroline rebuilt asFuerte San Mateo on September 29, 1565
  • French raiders led byDominique de Gourgues destroyFuerte San Mateo and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763
• BritishColony of East Florida, 1763–1783
• BritishColony of West Florida, 1763–1783
  • Treaty of Paris of 1783
• Spanish province ofFlorida Oriental, 1783–1821
• Spanish province ofFlorida Occidental, 1783–1821
  • Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
  • Republic of West Florida, 1810
  • First Seminole War, 1817–1818
  • Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
• Territory of Florida, 1822–1845
  • Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
  • Second Seminole War, 1835–1842
• State of Florida becomes27th state admitted to theUnited States of America on March 3, 1845
  • Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
  • American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
    • Third state to declare secession from theUnited States of America on January 10, 1861
    • Founding state of theConfederate States of America on February 8, 1861
    • Florida in the American Civil War
  • Florida in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
    • Third formerConfederate state readmitted to theUnited States of America on June 25, 1868
    • Compromise of 1877 removes final U.S. military forces from the formerConfederate states
  • Everglades National Park established on December 6, 1947
  • Biscayne National Park established on June 28, 1980
  • Dry Tortugas National Park established on October 26, 1992

• Counties
  • Brevard
  • Leon
• Cities
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Jacksonville
  • Miami
  • Pensacola
  • Tallahassee
  • Tampa

• Maritime history of Florida
• History of universities in Florida
  • Florida State University
  • University of Florida

Culture of Florida

• Museums in Florida
• Religion in Florida
  • Catholic Church - largest single denomination in Florida
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
  • Episcopal Diocese of Florida
• Scouting in Florida
• State symbols of Florida
  • Flag of the State of Florida
  • Great Seal of the State of Florida

• Music of Florida

Sports in Florida

• Professional sports teams in Florida

Economy of Florida

• Communications in Florida
  • Newspapers in Florida
  • Radio stations in Florida
  • Television stations in Florida
• Health care in Florida
  • Hospitals in Florida
• Transportation in Florida
  • Airports in Florida
  • Rail in Florida
    • Brightline
    • Tri-Rail
  • Roads in Florida
    • Interstate Highways
    • State highways
    • Toll Roads
    • U.S. Highways

Education in Florida

• Schools in Florida
  • School districts in Florida
    • High schools in Florida
  • Colleges and universities in Florida
    • Florida State University
    • University of Florida

• Topic overview:
  • Florida
  • Index of Florida-related articles
• All pages with titles beginning withFlorida
• All pages with titles beginning withFloridian
• All pages with titles containingFlorida
• All pages with titles containingFloridian

Wikimedia Atlas of Florida

• Outlines of U.S. states
• Outlines
• Florida-related lists

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• Pages including recorded pronunciations
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