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|File:Alachua Hist Dist Main St01.jpg | The main street in [[Alachua County, Florida|Alachua]] downtown historic district
|Image:STS-95 Florida From Space.jpg | Florida from space, taken by Shuttle Mission [[STS-95]] on October 31, 1998
|Image:Fort-Jefferson_Dry-Tortugas.jpg | Fort Jefferson at the [[Dry Tortugas]]
|File:Glazer Children's Museum Tampa, FL 2.jpg|Fountains at '''[[Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park]]''' in [[Tampa, Florida]]
|File:Key West Cuban mix.jpg|A '''[[Cuban sandwich]]''' is a variation of a [[ham and cheese sandwich]] that originated among the Cuban workers in the cigar factories in [[Key West, Florida]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://matadornetwork.com/read/cuban-sandwich-history/|title=Cuba's most famous food isn't even from Cuba — or Miami|website=Matador Network}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.farmersalmanac.com/viva-la-cuban-sandwich-20801|title=Viva La Cuban Sandwich!|date=March 20, 2015|website=Farmers’ Almanac}}</ref>
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|File:Great Blue Heron - Alafia River State Park.jpg|A [[Great blue heron]] at '''[[Alafia River State Park]]'''
|File:Downtown Miami Panorama from the Rusty Pelican photo D Ramey Logan.jpg|'''[[Greater Downtown Miami|Downtown Miami]]''', viewed from [[Virginia Key]]
|File:Fortbrooke.jpg|'''[[Fort Brooke]]''' was a historical military post situated on the east bank (at the mouth) of the [[Hillsborough River (Florida)|Hillsborough River]] in present-day [[Tampa, Florida]]
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| name = [[Florida]]
| type = [[U.S. state|State]]
| capital = [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]
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| title1 = [[:Category:Florida|Topics]]<!--Alphabetical, with Index being first:-->
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* [[Index of Florida-related articles|Index]]
* [[Climate of Florida|Climate]] ([[Climate change in Florida|Climate change]])
* Congressional
** [[United States congressional delegations from Florida|Delegations]]
** [[Florida's congressional districts|Districts]]
* [[Education in Florida|Education]]
* [[Environment of Florida|Environment]] ([[Environmental_issues_in_Florida|Environmental issues]])
* [[Fauna of Florida|Fauna]]
* [[:Category:Flora of Florida|Flora]]
* [[Geology of Florida|Geology]]
* [[Government of Florida|Government]]
* [[list of Florida hurricanes|Hurricanes]]
* [[Law of Florida|Law]]
* [[:Category:Mass media in Florida|Mass media]]
** [[List of newspapers in Florida|Newspapers]]
** [[List of radio stations in Florida|Radio]]
** [[List of television stations in Florida|TV]]
* [[List of Florida state symbols|Symbols]]
** [[Flag of Florida|Flag]]
** [[In God We Trust|Motto]]
** [[Seal of Florida|Seal]]
* [[:Category:Tourist attractions in Florida|Tourist attractions]]
* [[Transportation in Florida|Transportation]]

| title2 = [[History of Florida|History]]<!--basically by date:-->
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* [[Timeline of Florida history|Timeline]]
* [[Spanish Florida]]
** [[Spanish missions in Florida|Missions]]
* British Rule
** [[East Florida]]
** [[West Florida]]
* [[Seminole]]
* [[Florida Territory]]
* [[Seminole Wars]]
* [[History of slavery in Florida|Slavery]]
* [[Plantations of Leon County, Florida|Plantations of Leon County]]
* [[Florida in the American Civil War|Civil War]]
* [[Florida East Coast Railway]]
* [[Florida land boom of the 1920s]]
* [[Cape Canaveral]]
* [[Kennedy Space Center]]
* [[Disney World]]

| title3 = [[Geography of Florida|Geography]]<!--Alphabetical:-->
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* [[:Category:Beaches of Florida|Beaches]]
* [[List_of_caves_in_the_United_States#Florida|Caves]]
* [[Everglades]] ([[Draining and development of the Everglades|Drainage and development]])
* [[Florida Keys|Keys]]
* [[:Category:Lakes of Florida|Lakes]]
** [[Lake Okeechobee]]
* [[Florida Reef|Reef]]
* [[List of rivers of Florida|Rivers]]
* [[Sinkhole]]s
* [[List of major springs in Florida|Springs]]
* [[Florida state forests|State forests]]
* [[List of Florida state parks|State parks]]
* [[Florida swamps|Swamps]]

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* [[1919 Florida Keys hurricane|Florida Keys (1919)]]
* [[1921 Tampa Bay hurricane|Tampa Bay (1921)]]
* [[1926 Miami hurricane|Miami (1926)]]
* [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane|Okeechobee (1928)]]
* [[1929 Bahamas hurricane|Florida Keys (1929)]]
* [[1933 Treasure Coast hurricane|Treasure Coast (1933)]]
* [[1935 Labor Day hurricane|Labor Day (1935)]]
* [[1944 Cuba–Florida hurricane|Dry Tortugas (1944)]]
* [[1945 Homestead hurricane|Homestead (1945)]]
* [[1947 Fort Lauderdale hurricane|Fort Lauderdale (1947)]]
* [[September 1948 Florida hurricane|South Florida (1948)]]
* [[1949 Florida hurricane]]
* [[Hurricane Easy (1950)|Easy (1950)]]
* [[Hurricane King|King (1950)]]
* [[Hurricane Donna|Donna (1960)]]
* [[Hurricane Betsy|Betsy (1965)]]
* [[Hurricane Eloise|Eloise (1975)]]
* [[Hurricane Elena|Elena (1985)]]
* [[Hurricane Andrew|Andrew (1992)]]
* [[Hurricane Opal|Opal (1995)]]
* [[Hurricane Charley|Charley (2004)]]
* [[Hurricane Frances|Frances (2004)]]
* [[Hurricane Ivan|Ivan (2004)]]
* [[Hurricane Jeanne|Jeanne (2004)]]
* [[Hurricane Dennis|Dennis (2005)]]
* [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma (2005)]]
* [[Hurricane Matthew|Matthew (2016)]]
* [[Hurricane Irma|Irma (2017)]]
* [[Hurricane Michael|Michael (2018)]]
* [[Hurricane Dorian|Dorian (2019)]]
* [[Hurricane Sally|Sally (2020)]]

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* [[:Category:African-American history of Florida|African-American]]
* [[Crime in Florida|Crime]]
* Cuban-American culture
** [[Cuban migration to Miami|Miami]]
** [[:Category:Cuban-American culture in Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
* [[Culture of Florida|Culture]]
* [[Demographics of Florida|Demographics]]
* [[Economy of Florida|Economy]]
* [[Education in Florida|Education]]
* [[List of people from Florida|Floridians]]
* Haitian-American culture
** [[Haitian diaspora#Delray Beach|Delray Beach]]
** [[Haitian diaspora#Miami|Miami]]
* [[Indigenous peoples of Florida|Indigenous peoples]]
** [[Indigenous people of the Everglades region|Everglades]]
* [[Politics of Florida|Politics]]
* [[Sports in Florida|Sports]]

| title6 = [[List of regions of the United States#Florida|Regions]]<!--Alphabetical:-->
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* [[Big Bend (Florida)|Big Bend]]
* [[Central Florida]]
* [[Emerald Coast]]
* [[Everglades]]
* [[First Coast]]
* [[Forgotten Coast]]
* [[Gold Coast (Florida)|Gold Coast]]
* [[Halifax area]]
* [[Florida Heartland|Heartland]]
* [[Florida Keys|Keys]]
* [[Nature Coast]]
* [[North Central Florida]]
* [[North Florida]]
* [[Florida Panhandle|Panhandle]]
* [[South Florida]]
* [[Southwest Florida]]
* [[Space Coast]]
* [[Florida Suncoast|Suncoast]]
* [[Tampa Bay Area]]
* [[Treasure Coast]]

| title7 = [[List of metropolitan areas of Florida|Metro areas]]<!--Alphabetical:-->
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* [[Lee County, Florida|Cape Coral–Fort Myers]]
* [[Ft Walton Beach metropolitan area|Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin]]
* [[Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area|Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach]]
* [[Gainesville, Florida, metropolitan area|Gainesville]]
* [[Citrus County, Florida|Homosassa Springs]]
* [[Jacksonville metropolitan area|Jacksonville]]
* [[Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area|Lakeland–Winter Haven]]
* [[Miami metropolitan area|Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach]]
* [[Collier County, Florida|Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island]]
* [[Sarasota metropolitan area|North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton]]
* [[Marion County, Florida|Ocala]]
* [[Greater Orlando|Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford]]
* [[Brevard County, Florida|Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville]]
* [[Panama City metropolitan area|Panama City]]
* [[Pensacola metropolitan area|Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent]]
* [[Treasure Coast|Port St. Lucie]]
* [[Charlotte County, Florida|Punta Gorda]]
* [[Indian River County, Florida|Sebastian-Vero Beach]]
* [[Highlands County, Florida|Sebring]]
* [[Tallahassee metropolitan area|Tallahassee]]
* [[Tampa Bay Area|Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater]]
* [[Sumter County, Florida|The Villages]]


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* [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
* [[Miami]]
* [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
* [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
* [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]
* [[Hialeah, Florida|Hialeah]]
* [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]]
* [[Port St. Lucie, Florida|Port St. Lucie]]
* [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale]]
* [[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]
* [[Cape Coral, Florida|Cape Coral]]
* [[Pembroke Pines, Florida|Pembroke Pines]]
* [[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]]
* [[Miramar, Florida|Miramar]]

| title9 = [[List of counties in Florida|Counties]]<!--Alphabetical:-->
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* [[Alachua County, Florida|Alachua]]
* [[Baker County, Florida|Baker]]
* [[Bay County, Florida|Bay]]
* [[Bradford County, Florida|Bradford]]
* [[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard]]
* [[Broward County, Florida|Broward]]
* [[Calhoun County, Florida|Calhoun]]
* [[Charlotte County, Florida|Charlotte]]
* [[Citrus County, Florida|Citrus]]
* [[Clay County, Florida|Clay]]
* [[Collier County, Florida|Collier]]
* [[Columbia County, Florida|Columbia]]
* [[DeSoto County, Florida|DeSoto]]
* [[Dixie County, Florida|Dixie]]
* [[Duval County, Florida|Duval]]
* [[Escambia County, Florida|Escambia]]
* [[Flagler County, Florida|Flagler]]
* [[Franklin County, Florida|Franklin]]
* [[Gadsden County, Florida|Gadsden]]
* [[Gilchrist County, Florida|Gilchrist]]
* [[Glades County, Florida|Glades]]
* [[Gulf County, Florida|Gulf]]
* [[Hamilton County, Florida|Hamilton]]
* [[Hardee County, Florida|Hardee]]
* [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry]]
* [[Hernando County, Florida|Hernando]]
* [[Highlands County, Florida|Highlands]]
* [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]]
* [[Holmes County, Florida|Holmes]]
* [[Indian River County, Florida|Indian River]]
* [[Jackson County, Florida|Jackson]]
* [[Jefferson County, Florida|Jefferson]]
* [[Lafayette County, Florida|Lafayette]]
* [[Lake County, Florida|Lake]]
* [[Lee County, Florida|Lee]]
* [[Leon County, Florida|Leon]]
* [[Levy County, Florida|Levy]]
* [[Liberty County, Florida|Liberty]]
* [[Madison County, Florida|Madison]]
* [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee]]
* [[Marion County, Florida|Marion]]
* [[Martin County, Florida|Martin]]
* [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami‑Dade]]
* [[Monroe County, Florida|Monroe]]
* [[Mosquito County, Florida|Mosquito]] (former county)
* [[Nassau County, Florida|Nassau]]
* [[Okaloosa County, Florida|Okaloosa]]
* [[Okeechobee County, Florida|Okeechobee]]
* [[Orange County, Florida|Orange]]
* [[Osceola County, Florida|Osceola]]
* [[Palm Beach County, Florida|Palm Beach]]
* [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco]]
* [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas]]
* [[Polk County, Florida|Polk]]
* [[Putnam County, Florida|Putnam]]
* [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa]]
* [[Sarasota County, Florida|Sarasota]]
* [[Seminole County, Florida|Seminole]]
* [[St. Johns County, Florida|St. Johns]]
* [[St. Lucie County, Florida|St. Lucie]]
* [[Sumter County, Florida|Sumter]]
* [[Suwannee County, Florida|Suwannee]]
* [[Taylor County, Florida|Taylor]]
* [[Union County, Florida|Union]]
* [[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia]]
* [[Wakulla County, Florida|Wakulla]]
* [[Walton County, Florida|Walton]]
* [[Washington County, Florida|Washington]]
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