FloridaĀ is aĀ stateĀ located in theĀ SoutheasternĀ region of theĀ United States. Florida is bordered to the west by theĀ Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest byĀ Alabama, to the north byĀ Georgia, to the east byĀ the BahamasĀ andĀ Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by theĀ Straits of FloridaĀ andĀ Cuba; it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning 65,758 square miles, Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, is theĀ third-most populous.
The state capital isĀ TallahasseeĀ and the most populous city isĀ Jacksonville.
TheĀ Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and theĀ seventh-most populousĀ in the United States; otherĀ urban conurbationsĀ with over one million people areĀ Tampa Bay,Ā Orlando, andĀ Jacksonville.
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