<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Released in 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lists of United States state symbols </Td> </Tr> <P> Florida (/ ˈflɒrɪdə / (listen); Spanish for "land of flowers") 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 (65,755 sq mi or 170,300 km), the 3rd-most populous (21,312,211 inhabitants), and the 8th-most densely populated (384.3 / sq mi or 148.4 / km) of the U.S. states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is Florida's most populous urban area . Tallahassee is the state's capital . </P> <P> Florida's $996.3 billion economy is the fourth largest in the United States . If it were a country, Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world, and the 58th most populous as of 2018 . In 2017, Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684, ranking 26th in the nation . The unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% and ranked as the 18th in the United States . Florida exports nearly $55 billion in goods made in the state, the 8th highest among all states . The Miami Metropolitan Area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017 . This is more than twice the number of the next metro area, the Tampa Bay Area, which has a GDP of $145.3 billion . Florida is home to 51 of the world's billionaires with most of them residing in South Florida . </P>

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