The State of Florida Information

The State of Florida (FL) is a 27th state admitted in March 3, 1845 and situated in the in the south-eastern part of the USA and bounded to the north-west by Alabama and to the north-east by Georgia.

The Florida's capital is Tallahassee, largest city is Jacksonville and most populos metro area is Miami. Florida is 22nd state in national rank by total area with 65,758 square miles and 4th state by population - 18,328 residents. Time zones of state is Central UTC-6/DST-5 and Eastern UTC-5/DST-4 time zones. High point of Florida is Britton Hill 345 feet, lowest point is Atlantic Ocean level. First 3 digits of social security number is 261-267, 589-595, 766-772. The state's nickname is Sunshine State, due to amount sunny days in the year. The symbols of Florida are:

Animal: Florida Panther
Beverage: Florida Orange Juice
Bird: Mockingbird
Flower: Orange Blossom
Fresh Water Fish: Largemouth Bass
Salt Water Fish: Atlantic Sailfish
Gemstone: Moonstone
Marine Mammal: Manatee
Motto: In God We Trust
Reptile: Alligator
Shell: Horse Conch
Soil: Myakka Fine Sand
Song: Swanee River
Tree: Cabbage Palmetto
Wild Flower: Coreopsis

Florida State Capitol Address: The Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850) 488-4441
Fax: (850) 487-0801

More details about The State of Florida you can read in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida or on official website http://www.myflorida.com where you can request information about person's social security number.