15 Fun Facts About Florida

Fun Facts About Florida.

Nicknamed the “Sunshine State”, Florida was the 27th state to join the United States of America on March 3, 1845.

Florida has 67 counties in total, and its state capital is Tallahassee.

It has a population of 21.3 million people, making it the 3rd most populous state. Let’s take a closer look at what really makes Florida the place it is today.

Florida is bordered by the states of Alabama and Georgia, with a total of 65,758 sq mi (170,312 km²) of land and water it is the 22nd largest state.

With the fast facts out of the way, let’s take a look into something a little more interesting, the facts that really make Florida the state that it is!

While Florida borders the states of Alabama and Georgia, its biggest borders are with the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

Its borders with these bodies of water are so large, that it actually has the longest coastline of the contiguous US states (the 48 states in mainland USA).

Its coastline is a whopping 1,350 miles (2,170 km) long, and it has 4,510 islands that are 10 acres in size or greater!