Florida

Hi, my state name is Florida.Florida is a relaxing place to visit.There s the beach , the aquariums and so much more.Floridaalso owns one of the national parks, the Everglades. The Everglades has a fun boatride which takes you through a swamp and shows you the all the different types of animals that live there. One of the most popular animals in the park is the alligator.Florida is also known for its amusement parks, the production of oranges (yum) and the Kennedy Space Center. Florida state flower is the orange blossom. The orange blossom is one of the most fragrant flowers in Florida.Florida s governor is Rick Scott.The people in Florida are called Floridians.The capital there is Tallahassee.The largest city is Jacksonville.Florida s state bird is the Mockingbird.Florida s state tree is the Palmetto Palm. Florida s state nickname is the Sunshine State . Florida s state animal is the Florida Panther. The abbreviation for Florida is FL. Florida is the fourth largest state in the United States. Itspopulation is close to 19,000,000 people. Much of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. In 2010 Florida s West Coast suffered a major disaster. An oil spill from the Gulf of Mexico washed up on the shores of the coast. This caused major damage to the shoreline and to the tourists industry.Orlando has a fun attraction whichall of you might know to be

called Disneyland. Florida is near several Caribbean countries, particularly The Bahamas and Cuba. The Florida Keys begin at the southeastern tip of the Floridapeninsula, about 15 miles south of Miami.