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Number of people who
move to Florida each day - 1,200 |
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Miles of sand beaches
- 1,200 |
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Number of hotel rooms
in Florida - more than 370,000 |
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Average winter
temperature 68.5 (F) degrees (20.3 C) (South Florida) |
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Florida's Population
(2005) - 18,789,864 |
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State Income Tax -
None |
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State Sales Tax - 6% |
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Nickname - Sunshine
State |
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Orlando
attracts more visitors than any other amusement park destination in
the United States |
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Florida
is not the southernmost state in the United States. Hawaii is
farther south |
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The
United States city with the highest rate of lightning strikes per
capita is Clearwater |
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Fort
Lauderdale is known as the Venice of America because the city has
185 miles of local waterways |
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Housing
units, 2005 - 8,256,847
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