Florida (FL)
Florida's Web Site, State Kid's Page and Miami-Dade County Kids Page Capital City: Tallahassee Nickname: Sunshine State / Peninsula State Motto: In God We Trust Statehood: March 3, 1845 (27th) Origin of State's Name: Named on Easter 1513 by Ponce de Leon for Pascua Florida, meaning "Flowery Easter" Largest Cities: Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, Saint Petersburg, Hialeah Border States: Alabama, Georgia Land Area: 53,997 sq. mi., 26th largest State's Bird: Mockingbird State's Flower: Orange blossomus State's Tree: Sabal Palmetto State's Song: Suwannee River |