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Introduction Origin of State Name : Named in 1513 by Juan Ponce de León, who landed during Pascua Florida, the Easter festival of flowers.
Nickname : The Sunshine State.
Capital : Tallahassee.
Entered Union : 3 March 1845 (27th).
Song : "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "The Swannee River").
Motto : In God We Trust.
Flag : The state seal appears in the center of a white field, with four red bars extending from the seal to each corner; the flag is fringed on three sides
Animal : Florida panther
Bird : Mockingbird.
Fish : Largemouth bass (freshwater), Atlantic sailfish (saltwater).
Flower : Orange blossom.
Tree : Sabal palmetto palm.
Gem : Moonstone
Country : 67 counties
Population : 15,982,378; 4th, 12/00
Agriculture : Citrus, vegetables, nursery stock, cattle, sugarcane, dairy products.
Industry : Tourism, electric equipment, food processing, printing and publishing, transportation equipment, machinery.