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For some, the Florida State University shooting is a grim repeat of the Parkland massacre • Apr. 19, 2025, 6:42 PM ET (AP)
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Facts

Also Known As Sunshine State
Capital Tallahassee
Population1 (2020) 21,538,187; (2024 est.) 23,372,215
Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican)
Date Of Admission March 3, 1845
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (Republican) • Rick Scott (Republican)
State Nickname Sunshine State
State Motto "In God We Trust"
State Bird northern mockingbird
State Flower2 orange blossom • coreopsis
State Song “Swanee River”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 28 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours) • Eastern (GMT − 5 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 170,311
Total Area (Sq Mi) 65,757
1Excluding military abroad.2The coreopsis is the state wildflower; no species was designated.

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state seal of Florida
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Intracoastal Waterway, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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