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State Abbreviation - FL
State Capital - Tallahassee
Largest City - Jacksonville
Area - 65,758 square miles
Population as of 2000 - 15,982,378
Cash Crops- oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes
Other Major Industries - tourism, electronics
Major Rivers - St. Johns River, St. Marys River,
Suwannee River
Major Lakes - Lake Okeechobee, Lake George
Highest Point - A hill in Walton County - 345 feet
(105 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Georgia, Alabama
Bordering Bodies of Water - Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of
Mexico
State Nickname - The Sunshine State
State Song - "Swanee River"
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Orange Blossom
State Tree: Palmetto Palm
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