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         State Capital: Tallahassee         State Abbreviation :    FL    
               
         Population (1991): 12,938,000      Size (square miles): 58,660  
         Population Rank:   4               Size Rank:           22      


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         Motto: In God We Trust 

         Nickname: Sunshine State

         Name Origin: Named by Ponce de Leon, meaning "Feast of 
         Flowers", on Easter Sunday, 1513 

         State Bird:   Mockingbird
               Flower: Orange Blossom
               Tree:   Sabal Palmetto Palm
               Song:   Swanee River

         Climate: Tropical and subtropical climate, coastal influences 

         Industries: Services, tourism, trade, manufacturing 
 
 
 
 
