Population17.79 million (official estimate 2005).
Population Density104.5 per sq km.
CapitalTallahassee.
TimeThe Eastern part of Florida (which includes all the major towns and cities) falls in the Eastern Time Zone (GMT -5) and the Western part of the Florida panhandle falls in the Central Time Zone (GMT -6).
Daylight Saving Time is observed in both.
NicknameSunshine State.
Date of admission to the Union3 Mar 1845.
Orange Blossom.
Mockingbird.
Contact Information:Visit Florida (the
Official Tourism Marketing Corporation for the State of Florida)Street address: 661 East Jefferson Street, Suite 300, Tallahassee, FL 32301, USA
Tel: (850) 488 5607.
Website:
www.visitflorida.org or www.visitflorida.com Visit Florida in the UK28 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1NZ, UK
Tel: (020) 7932 2406
or 01737 644 882 (brochure request).
Website:
www.flausa.com/uk This office is not open to the public.
Central Florida Visitors & Convention Bureau600 North Broadway, Suite 300, Bartow, FL 33830, USA
Tel: (863) 298 7565
or 1 800 828 7655.
Website:
www.sunsational.org Greater Miami CVB701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700, Miami, FL 33131, USA
Tel: (305) 539 3000
or 1 800 933 8448.
Website:
www.miamiandbeaches.com or www.gmcvb.comOrlando/Orange County CVB6700 Forum Drive, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32821, USA
Visitor Center: 8723 International Drive, Suite 101 Orlando, FL 32819, USA
Tel: (407) 363 5872
or 1 800 972 3304.
Website:
www.orlandoinfo.com
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