Florida is located in the southeastern United States and has a warm climate, earning it the nickname "Sunshine State." It has a population of over 18 million as of 2008 and borders Alabama and Georgia. The presentation covered Florida's geography, largest cities, history as the 27th US state, government and population growth over time.

1. PRESENTATION ON
FLORIDA
By;
•Anam zahra roll no 1
•Saba shahid roll no 2
•Sahar zia roll no 3
•Anam tanveer roll no 4

2. INTRODUCTION
• Location: south east of U.S.A.
• Its nickname is "Sunshine State" because of its
generally warm climate.
• It borders Alabama to the northwest and Georgia
to the north.
• It was the 27th state admitted to the United
States.
• Much of the land mass is a large peninsula with
the Gulf of Mexico to the west, and the Atlantic
Ocean to the east.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION
•Official languages: English and Spanish
•Capital: Tallahassee
•Largest city: Jacksonville
•Largest metro area: Miami
•Area: 65,795 miles/170,304 sq.km
•Width: 361 miles (582 km)
•Length: 447 miles (721 km)
•% water: 17.9
•Latitude: 24°27′ N to 31° N
•Longitude: 80°02′ W to 87°38′ W
•Admission to Union: March 3, 1845 (27th)
•Governor: Charlie Crist
•Lieutenant Governor: Jeff Kottkamp (R)

4. HISTORY OF FLORIDA
• Native Floridians
• European expansion
Spanish explorers
French explorers
• Development in 19th
century

6. Florida

7. TALLAHASSEE

8. GEOGRAPHY OF FLORIDA
• Northern border:states of Georgia and Alabama
• Its at 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level.
• Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida.
• It has rolling hills with elevations ranging from 100
to 250 feet (30 – 76 m) in northern and central
parts.
• The highest point in peninsular Florida, Sugarloaf
Mountain, is a 312-foot (95 m) peak in Lake
County.
• It has many streams and rivers and have a
complex system of water ways.

9. RELIGION
• Roman Catholic, 26%
• Protestant, 48%
– Baptist, 9%
– Methodist, 6%
– Pentecostal, 3%
• Jewish, 3%
• Jehovah's Witness, 1%
• Muslim, 1%
• Orthodox, 1%
• other religions, 1%
• non-religious, 16%

10. LANGUAGES
• As of 2000, 76.91 percent of Florida residents age 5 and
older spoke English at home as a first language.
• Spanish 16.46%
• French creole 1.38%
• French 0.83%
• German 0.59 %
• Italian 0.44%
• Portuguese 0.36%
• Tagalog 0.25%
• Arabic 0.21%
• Vietnamese 0.20%
• In all, 23.80 percent of Florida's population age 5 and older
spoke a language other than English at home.

11. GOVT OF FLORIDA
• Florida Constitution.
• The state government
consists of three separate
branches: judicial,
executive, and legislative.
• Florida Senate.
• Florida Supreme Court.
• Source of revenue.

12. POPULATION OF FLORIDA
• 4th
largest population in USA.
• Center of population is located in Polk
county in the town of Lake Wales.
• Florida is the nation's 30th-fastest-
growing state.
• It has sixth highest percentage of illegal
immigrants population amongst any state in
the country.

13. METROPOLITAN
AREAS
• Total 20 Metropolitan
areas.
• Largest metropolitan
area is Miami.

14. POPULATION GROWTH IN
DIFFERENT YEARS
• 1860 140,42460.6%
• 1870 187,74833.7%
• 1880 269,49343.5%
• 1890 391,42245.2%
• 1900 528,54235.0%
• 1910 752,61942.4%
• 1920 968,47028.7%
• 1930 1,468,21151.6%
• 1940 1,897,41429.2%
• 1950 2,771,30546.1%
• 1960 4,951,56078.7%
• 1980 9,746,32443.6%
• 1990 12,937,92632.7%
• 2000 15,982,37823.5%Est.
• 2008 18,328,34014.7%