Outline of Florida explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida:

Florida - third most populous and the southeasternmost of the 50 states of the United States of America. Florida lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Territory of Florida joined the Union as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

General reference

Names
- Common name: Florida
  - Pronunciation:
- Official name: State of Florida
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: FL
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL
  - Internet second-level domain: .fl.us
- Nicknames
  - Sunshine State (currently used on license plates)
  - Others include:
    - Alligator State
    - Everglade State^[1]
    - Flower State^[1]
    - God's Waiting Room
    - Gulf State^[1]
    - La Florida
    - Orange State^[1]
    - Peninsula State or Peninsular State^[2]
Adjectival: Florida
Demonym: Floridian

Geography of Florida

Florida is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East Coast of the United States
        
        South Atlantic States
        
        Southeastern United States
        
        Southern United States
        Deep South
        Gulf Coast of the United States
Population of Florida: 18,801,310 (2010 U.S. Census^[3])
Area of Florida
Atlas of Florida

Places in Florida

Environment of Florida

Climate of Florida
Geology of Florida
Protected areas in Florida
- State forests of Florida
Superfund sites in Florida
Wildlife of Florida
- Flora of Florida
  - Endemic
  - Florida mangroves
  - List of invasive plant species in Florida
  - Orchids
    - - Trees Fauna of Florida
  - Birds of Florida
  - Mammals of Florida
  - Reptiles of Florida

Natural geographic features of Florida

Regions of Florida

Administrative divisions of Florida

The 67 counties of the state of Florida
- Municipalities in Florida
  - Cities in Florida
    - State capital of Florida: Tallahassee
    - City nicknames in Florida
    - Sister cities in Florida
  - Towns in Florida

Demography of Florida

Demographics of Florida

Government and politics of Florida

Politics of Florida

Form of government: U.S. state government
United States congressional delegations from Florida
Florida State Capitol
Elections in Florida
- Electoral reform in Florida
Political party strength in Florida
Florida and the Declaration of Independence

Military in Florida

History of Florida

History of Florida, by period

Prehistory of Florida
- Indigenous people of the Everglades region
Maritime history of Florida since 1513
- On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1513, a Spanish expedition led by Juan Ponce de León lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) that he names for Pascua Florida (the Land of Flowers, now Florida).
Spanish settlement of Ochuse, 1559–1560
- A Spanish expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano establishes a settlement at Santa Maria de Ochuse (Pensacola, Florida) on August 15, 1559.
  - A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse settlement five weeks later on September 19, 1559.
French colony of Caroline, 1564–1565
- Jean Ribault explores the Atlantic coast of Florida for France in 1562.
- French Huguenots led by René Goulaine de Laudonnière establish Fort de la Caroline on June 22, 1564
- Spanish Governor Pedro Menéndez de Avilés captures Fort de la Caroline on September 20, 1565
  - Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots from Fort de la Caroline on September 29, 1565
  - Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565
Spanish territory of Florida, 1565–1763
- Spanish Governor Pedro Menéndez de Avilés establishes settlement at San Agustín (Saint Augustine) on September 8, 1565
  - Governor Menéndez orders captured Fort de la Caroline rebuilt as Fuerte San Mateo on September 29, 1565
- French raiders led by Dominique de Gourgues destroy Fuerte San Mateo and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567
- Treaty of Paris of 1763
British Colony of East Florida, 1763–1783
British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
- Treaty of Paris of 1783
Spanish province of Florida Oriental, 1783–1821
Spanish province of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
- Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
- Republic of West Florida, 1810
- First Seminole War, 1817–1818
- Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
Territory of Florida, 1822–1845
- Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
- Second Seminole War, 1835–1842
State of Florida becomes 27th state admitted to the United States of America on March 3, 1845
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Third state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 10, 1861
  - Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
  - Florida in the American Civil War
- Florida in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
  - Third former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 25, 1868
  - Compromise of 1877 removes final U.S. military forces from the former Confederate states
- Everglades National Park established on December 6, 1947
- Biscayne National Park established on June 28, 1980
- Dry Tortugas National Park established on October 26, 1992

History of Florida, by region

Counties
- Brevard
- Leon
Cities

History of Florida, by subject

Maritime history of Florida
History of universities in Florida
- Florida State University
- University of Florida

Culture of Florida

Museums in Florida
Religion in Florida
- Catholic Church - largest single denomination in Florida
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
- Episcopal Diocese of Florida
Scouting in Florida
State symbols of Florida

The arts in Florida

Music of Florida

Sports in Florida

Professional sports teams in Florida

Economy and infrastructure of Florida

Economy of Florida

Communications in Florida
Health care in Florida
- Hospitals in Florida
Transportation in Florida
- Airports in Florida
- Rail in Florida
  - Brightline
  - Tri-Rail
- Roads in Florida

Education in Florida

Schools in Florida
- School districts in Florida
  - High schools in Florida
- Colleges and universities in Florida
  - Florida State University
  - University of Florida

External links

Notes and References

http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/fl_intro.htm Introduction to Florida
Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
Web site: U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Florida . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120814085519/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12000.html . 2012-08-14.