Outline of Florida


The Flag of the State of Florida		The Great Seal of the State of Florida

The location of the state of Florida in the United States of America

Main article: Florida

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

Florida – fourth most populous and the southeasternmost of the 50 states of the United States of America. Florida lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Territory of Florida joined the Union as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

General reference [edit]

An enlargeable map of the state of Florida

Names
- Common name: Florida
  - Pronunciation: /ˈflɒrɨdə/ ( listen)
- Official name: State of Florida
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: FL
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL
  - Internet second-level domain: .fl.us
- Nicknames
  - 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]
  - Sunshine State (currently used on license plates)
Adjectival: Florida
Demonym: Floridian

Geography of Florida [edit]

Main article: Geography of Florida

Florida is: a U.S. state, a federal 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 [edit]

Main article: Places in Florida

Environment of Florida [edit]

Main article: Environment of Florida

Climate of Florida
Geology of Florida
Protected areas in Florida
- State forests of Florida
Superfund sites in Florida
Wildlife of Florida
- Fauna of Florida

Natural geographic features of Florida [edit]

Regions of Florida [edit]

Administrative divisions of Florida [edit]

An enlargeable map of the 67 counties of the state of Florida

The 67 counties 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

Demography of Florida [edit]

Main article: Demographics of Florida

Government and politics of Florida [edit]

Main article: Government of Florida and Politics of Florida

Military in Florida [edit]

History of Florida [edit]

History of Florida

History of Florida, by period [edit]

The location of the state of Florida in the United States of America

An enlargeable map of the state of Florida

An enlargeable map of the 67 counties of the state of Florida

Prehistory of Florida
- Indigenous people of the Everglades region
Maritime history of Florida since 1513
- On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1513, a Spanish expedition led by Juan Ponce de León lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) that he names La Pascua Florida (the Feast of Flowers, now Florida).
Spanish colony of Ochuse, 1559–1560
- A Spanish expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano establishes a colony at Santa Maria de Ochuse (Pensacola, Florida) on August 15, 1559.
  - A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse colony five weeks later on September 19, 1559.
French colony of Caroline, 1564–1565
- Jean Ribault explores the Atlantic coast of Florida for France in 1562.
- French Huguenots led by René Goulaine de Laudonnière establish Fort de la Caroline on June 22, 1564
- Spanish Governor Pedro Menéndez de Avilés captures Fort de la Caroline on September 20, 1565
  - - Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots from Fort de la Caroline on September 29, 1565
    - Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565
Spanish colony of Florida, 1565–1763
- Spanish Governor Pedro Menéndez de Avilés establishes colony at San Agustín (Saint Augustine) on September 8, 1565
  - Governor Menéndez orders captured Fort de la Caroline rebuilt as Fuerte San Mateo on September 29, 1565
- French raiders led by Dominique de Gourgues destroy Fuerte San Mateo and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British Colony of East Florida, 1763–1783
British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
- Treaty of Paris of 1783
Spanish colony of Florida Oriental, 1783–1821
Spanish colony of Florida 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 becomes 27th state admitted to the United 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 the United States of America on January 10, 1861
  - Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
  - Florida in the American Civil War
- Florida in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
  - - Third former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 25, 1868
- 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

History of Florida, by region [edit]

History of Florida, by subject [edit]

Maritime history of Florida
History of universities in Florida
- History of Florida State University
- History of the University of Florida

Culture of Florida [edit]

Main article: Culture of Florida

The arts in Florida [edit]

Music of Florida

Sports in Florida [edit]

Main article: Sports in Florida

Professional sports teams in Florida

Economy and infrastructure of Florida [edit]

Main article: Economy of Florida

Communications in Florida
Health care in Florida
- Hospitals in Florida
Transportation in Florida
- Airports in Florida
- Roads in Florida

Education in Florida [edit]

Main article: Education in Florida

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

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Introduction to Florida, 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.
^ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Florida".

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