Outline of Florida



The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida:

Florida – third most populous and the southeasternmost of the 50 states of the United States of America. Florida lies between the Gulf of Mexico and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Territory of Florida joined the Union as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

General reference

 * Names
 * Common name: Florida
 * Pronunciation:
 * Official name: State of Florida
 * Abbreviations and name codes
 * Postal symbol: FL
 * ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL
 * Internet second-level domain: .fl.us
 * Nicknames
 * Sunshine State (currently used on license plates)
 * Others include:
 * Alligator State
 * Everglade State
 * Flower State
 * God's Waiting Room
 * Gulf State
 * La Florida
 * Orange State
 * Peninsula State or Peninsular State
 * Adjectival: Florida
 * Demonym: Floridian

Geography of Florida
Geography of Florida
 * Florida is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
 * Location
 * Northern hemisphere
 * Western hemisphere
 * Americas
 * North America
 * Anglo America
 * Northern America
 * United States of America
 * Contiguous United States
 * Eastern United States
 * East Coast of the United States
 * South Atlantic States
 * Southeastern United States
 * Southern United States
 * Deep South
 * Gulf Coast of the United States
 * Population of Florida: 18,801,310 (2010 U.S. Census )
 * Area of Florida
 * Atlas of Florida

Places in Florida
Places in Florida
 * Historic places in Florida
 * Ghost towns in Florida
 * National Historic Landmarks in Florida
 * National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida
 * Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
 * National Natural Landmarks in Florida
 * National parks in Florida
 * Everglades National Park
 * Dry Tortugas National Park
 * Biscayne National Park
 * State parks in Florida

Environment of Florida
Environment of Florida
 * Climate of Florida
 * Geology of Florida
 * Protected areas in Florida
 * State forests of Florida
 * Superfund sites in Florida
 * Wildlife of Florida
 * Flora of Florida
 * Endemic
 * Florida mangroves
 * List of invasive plant species in Florida
 * Orchids
 * Trees
 * Fauna of Florida
 * Birds of Florida
 * Mammals of Florida
 * Reptiles of Florida

Natural geographic features of Florida

 * Highest points of Florida
 * Islands of Florida
 * Rivers of Florida

Regions of Florida

 * Central Florida
 * Eastern Florida
 * Southern Florida
 * Southwestern Florida
 * Western Florida

Administrative divisions of Florida

 * The 67 counties of the state of Florida
 * Municipalities in Florida
 * Cities in Florida
 * State capital of Florida: Tallahassee
 * City nicknames in Florida
 * Sister cities in Florida
 * Towns in Florida

Demography of Florida
Demographics of Florida

Government and politics of Florida
Politics of Florida
 * Form of government: U.S. state government
 * United States congressional delegations from Florida
 * Florida State Capitol
 * Elections in Florida
 * Electoral reform in Florida
 * Political party strength in Florida
 * Florida and the Declaration of Independence

Branches of the government of Florida
Government of Florida

Executive branch of the government of Florida

 * Governor of Florida
 * Lieutenant Governor of Florida
 * Secretary of State of Florida
 * State Treasurer of Florida
 * State departments
 * Florida Department of Transportation

Legislative branch of the government of Florida

 * Florida Legislature (bicameral)
 * Upper house: Florida Senate
 * Lower house: Florida House of Representatives

Judicial branch of the government of Florida
Courts of Florida
 * Supreme Court of Florida

Law and order in Florida
Law of Florida
 * Capital punishment in Florida
 * Individuals executed in Florida
 * Constitution of Florida
 * Crime in Florida
 * Gun laws in Florida
 * Law enforcement in Florida
 * Law enforcement agencies in Florida
 * Same-sex marriage in Florida

Military in Florida

 * Florida Air National Guard
 * Florida Army National Guard

History of Florida
History of Florida

History of Florida, by period

 * Prehistory of Florida
 * Indigenous people of the Everglades region
 * Maritime history of Florida since 1513
 * On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1513, a Spanish expedition led by Juan Ponce de León lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) that he names for Pascua Florida (the Land of Flowers, now Florida).
 * Spanish settlement of Ochuse, 1559–1560
 * A Spanish expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano establishes a settlement at Santa Maria de Ochuse (Pensacola, Florida) on August 15, 1559.
 * A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse settlement five weeks later on September 19, 1559.
 * French colony of Caroline, 1564–1565
 * Jean Ribault explores the Atlantic coast of Florida for France in 1562.
 * French Huguenots led by René Goulaine de Laudonnière establish Fort de la Caroline on June 22, 1564
 * Spanish Governor Pedro Menéndez de Avilés captures Fort de la Caroline on September 20, 1565
 * Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots from Fort de la Caroline on September 29, 1565
 * Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565
 * Spanish territory of Florida, 1565–1763
 * Spanish Governor Pedro Menéndez de Avilés establishes settlement at San Agustín (Saint Augustine) on September 8, 1565
 * Governor Menéndez orders captured Fort de la Caroline rebuilt as Fuerte San Mateo on September 29, 1565
 * French raiders led by Dominique de Gourgues destroy Fuerte San Mateo and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567
 * Treaty of Paris of 1763
 * British Colony of East Florida, 1763–1783
 * British Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
 * Treaty of Paris of 1783
 * Spanish province of Florida Oriental, 1783–1821
 * Spanish province of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
 * Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
 * Republic of West Florida, 1810
 * First Seminole War, 1817–1818
 * Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
 * Territory of Florida, 1822–1845
 * Trail of Tears, 1830–1838
 * Second Seminole War, 1835–1842
 * State of Florida becomes 27th state admitted to the United States of America on March 3, 1845
 * Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
 * American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
 * Third state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 10, 1861
 * Founding state of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861
 * Florida in the American Civil War
 * Florida in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
 * Third former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 25, 1868
 * Compromise of 1877 removes final U.S. military forces from the former Confederate states
 * Everglades National Park established on December 6, 1947
 * Biscayne National Park established on June 28, 1980
 * Dry Tortugas National Park established on October 26, 1992

History of Florida, by region

 * Counties
 * Brevard
 * Leon
 * Cities
 * Fort Lauderdale
 * Jacksonville
 * Miami
 * Pensacola
 * Tallahassee
 * Tampa

History of Florida, by subject

 * Maritime history of Florida
 * History of universities in Florida
 * Florida State University
 * University of Florida

Culture of Florida
Culture of Florida
 * Museums in Florida
 * Religion in Florida
 * Catholic Church - largest single denomination in Florida
 * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
 * Episcopal Diocese of Florida
 * Scouting in Florida
 * State symbols of Florida
 * Flag of the State of Florida
 * Great Seal of the State of Florida Seal of Florida.svg

The arts in Florida

 * Music of Florida

Sports in Florida
Sports in Florida
 * Professional sports teams in Florida

Economy and infrastructure of Florida
Economy of Florida


 * Communications in Florida
 * Newspapers in Florida
 * Radio stations in Florida
 * Television stations in Florida
 * Health care in Florida
 * Hospitals in Florida
 * Transportation in Florida
 * Airports in Florida
 * Rail in Florida
 * Brightline
 * Tri-Rail
 * Roads in Florida
 * Interstate Highways
 * State highways
 * Toll Roads
 * U.S. Highways

Education in Florida
Education in Florida
 * Schools in Florida
 * School districts in Florida
 * High schools in Florida
 * Colleges and universities in Florida
 * Florida State University
 * University of Florida