Florida is a state that has had many generations of families that depend on the tourist industry, this fact is shown by the welcome you receive when you get there.

There are no false behaviours, everybody is very genuine and helpful even to the point of being too helpful. They love people from the UK.

Official language(s) - English
Spoken language(s) - English (73.36%) - Spanish (19.54%)
Demonym - Floridian
Capital - Tallahassee
Largest city - Jacksonville
Largest metro area - South Florida Metropolitan Area

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Population - Ranked 3rd in the US
Total 22,244,823 (2022)
Median income - $61,777 (33rd)

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Elevation
Highest point Britton Hill 345 ft (105 m)
Mean 98 ft (30 m)
Lowest point Atlantic Ocean
0 ft (0 m)

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Before statehood
Florida Territory
Admission to Union
March 3, 1845 (27th)

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Governor
Ron DeSantis (R)
Lieutenant Governor
Jeanette Nunez (R)

Florida Legislature
Upper house - Senate
Lower house - House of Representatives

U.S. Senators
Rick Scott (R)
Marco Rubio (R)

U.S. House delegation
20 Republicans, 8 Democrats