Florida is also known as the Sunshine State. Its pleasant climate has made it the destination par excellence for retirees and retirees. Since it is a coastal area, water sports are promoted in the place. It is also famous for several sports that are developed there, such as racing cars, tennis and golf. Given that it is a beach area and that it offers an excellent climate throughout the year, the economy of Florida is based mainly on tourism, it is famous for having several parks and attractions ideal for all tastes and all ages. It is remarkable the deployment in the buildings of the Streamline Moderne and Art Deco place that together is appreciated with the Spanish architectural influences still present today.
This openness to immigrants has led to a cultural compendium of great wealth it is possible to notice the influences of other countries on food and architecture of the place. The region has shown a significant increase in its population in recent decades, a figure that continues to rise today.
The state is home to a large number of immigrants, being the home of a large community of Latinos, mainly from Cuba. Its climate is tropical, which gives it the peculiarity of being the only state with access to the ocean of the country that has characteristics corresponding to the tropical climate, as well as being the only one that has a reef, the Florida Reef. In contrast to this, a serious environmental problem that occurs is the red tide, caused by the toxicity of some algae, which has produced a serious impact on wildlife in the area, the cause is unknown. The state is characterized by making use of energy from renewable resources. In Florida, there are about 3,000 types of wildflowers and a large number of mangroves. It also houses several non-native species of the region that have been introduced by settlers who irresponsibly release the specimens that were purchased as exotic pets this has resulted in many local species being threatened by the introduction of new fauna. In its coasts is the area of ​​birth of the right whales, the only one that is known. The climatic changes have produced species that were exclusive to the northern regions to the fauna of the area.
It has a varied native fauna that can be seen in Everglades National Park there are specimens such as the Florida panther, manatees, American crocodiles, bottlenose dolphins, and American flamingos, many other mammals, both terrestrial and marine, birds and reptiles. Its geography is composed of soils with sedimentary characteristics, in the state it is possible to find the lowest area of ​​the country almost the entire state is at sea level (or close to this point), however, has the peculiarity of also having the highest point, the Britton Hill, which is in turn, the lowest point of the country. This state borders Georgia to the north, Alabama to the northwest to the east, it borders the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the Florida Strait to the south. It also stands out as one of the best university cities.įlorida has an extensive territory, 65,755 square miles, the equivalent of 170,304 square kilometers, is one of the states with the highest rates in terms of population density, about 384.4 inhabitants per square mile. Its capital, the city Tallahassee, where the state Capitol is located, is the residence of its governor, seat of the Supreme Court and houses a large number of offices of the main state agencies. refers to, being the home of approximately 20.98 inhabitants (until the year 2.017). Florida is the southernmost state of the United States, with the longest coast in the country, occupying much of its territory a peninsula that faces the Atlantic Ocean and that borders the Gulf of Mexico, is the third in terms of population.