i love florida.
So do I, Florida is a lovely state to visit.
yep its super fun and nice.
I know. Florida also means land of flowers in Spanish.
oh yea the spanish are the ones who got the area.
Yeah, especially since it is in the southeastern region of the United States.
yea its so hot tho.
I know, that's one thing that makes Florida a little bit less enjoyable to visit as a state.
yea i agree.
Florida
Florida () is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States. The state is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida. Florida is the 22nd-most extensive (), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated () of the U.S. states. Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the
Tampa Bay area, the Calusa of southwest Florida and the Tequesta of the southeastern coast.
History European arrival.
Florida was the first region of the continental United States to be visited and settled by Europeans. The earliest known European explorers came with the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce de León spotted and landed on the peninsula on April 2, 1513. He named the region "Florida" ("land of flowers"). The story that he was searching for the Fountain of Youth is mythical and only