STATE OF FLORIDA

ADMISSION TO THE UNION: March 3, 1845 NICKNAME: The Sunshine State OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Predominantly English and Spanish CAPITAL: Tallahassee LARGEST CITY: Jacksonville LARGEST METRO: Miami TOTAL AREA: 58,560 square miles WIDTH: 361 miles LENGTH: 447 miles ESTIMATED POPULATION (2016): 20,612,439 HIGHEST ELEVATION: Britton Hill at 345 feet