Summer States No. 27 - Florida

     Hello everybody and welcome back to another edition of Nations Made Fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, you tour guide to the world of international history! Today we'll be looking at our twenty-seventh state, Florida! Well, what are we waiting for? Let's dive straight into it!

     Florida Facts:

• Date of Statehood: March 3, 1845
• Capital: Tallahassee
• Population: 18,801,310 (2010)
• Size: 65,758 square miles
• Motto: In God We Trust
• Tree: Sabal Palm
• Flower: Orange Blossom
• Bird: Mockingbird

     Fun Facts: 

• Clearwater, Florida holds the distinction of being the city with the highest lightning strikes per capita.
• Key West, Florida has the highest average temperature in the world.
• The Saint John's River located in Florida is one of the few rivers in the world that flows north instead of south.

     Florida on a map: 

     

     Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/us-states/florida

     https://www.50states.com/facts/florida.htm