Florida Directory

Florida

Florida is a popular tourist destination and is known as Venice of America because of its intricate canal systems. The city is named after series of forts built by William Lauderdale.

Florida is also called the “sunshine state”. Wonder why? Because of its subtropical and warm climate mainly the southern part, it is called so. It has small industrial areas, large urban areas and small towns. It is the 27^th state to join the United States. It has various temperatures like hot summers, wet springs, dry winters and dry autumns. Severe weathers like afternoon thunderstorms and lightening are very common and this kind of weather is because of the precipitation due to the climate. Hardly can you find snowfalls in Florida.

It is the fourth largest populated state of the United States with an annual growth rate of 2.2%. The three branches of the state government are the judicial, legislative and the executive. The legislature consists of Florida Senate of 40 members and Florida House of Representatives of 120 members. The present of Governor of Florida is Charlie Crist.

Do you know that Florida is also famous for its phosphate mining, tourism and agricultural industries?  In the agricultural production, the majority of production is oranges. Other productions include celery, tomatoes, strawberries and sugarcane. Florida is one of the states that thrive on the tourism industry. People from various parts of the world love to spend their holidays in Florida. The popular cities of this state are:

Orlando

Orlando has a population of 230,519 and fifth largest city in population in Florida. It is known as the place highly visited by travelers and is most popular for the Walt Disney World Resort.

Fort Lauderdale is a popular tourist destination and is known as Venice of America because of its intricate canal systems. The city is named after series of forts built by William Lauderdale.

Miami

Miami is a home to many company headquarters of fashion, films, music and television. It is also known as global city and is home to many cruise line headquarters.

Tampa

Tampa was ranked as the fifth best outdoor city by the Forbes magazine. The word Tampa means sticks of fire referring to the lightening that strike in the summer.

West Palm Beach

West Palm Beach has the oldest incorporated Municipality in South Florida. According to the census of 2005, the estimated population is 5,413,212.

Jacksonville

Jacksonville has a population of more than 1,313,228 making one of the most populous cities of the United States. The city is named after Andrew Jackson

Hollywood

Hollywood is the capital of the American Cinema consisting of many historic theaters. It is popular for its nightlife and tourism.

Boca Raton

Boca Raton has a population of 350,000 people. It is originally a Spanish word and the literal transaction of Boca Raton means Mouse Mouth.

Melbourne

Melbourne is named after a postmaster Cornthwaite John Hector who spent his life in Melbourne, Australia.

Hialeah

Hialeah means pretty prairie. It has a high Cuban population. It is also a densest city in America and is equally popular for its sky scrappers.

Here are the top categories in Florida:

Carpet cleaning local directory: Carpet cleaning can be done easily at home if you are aware of the steps that can be taken care at home.

Real Estate local directory: Real estate investments help you in planning for a safe and secure future.

Restaurant local directory: If you love the Chinese food, visit the popular restaurant at the corner of the road.

Roofing local directory: Roofing requires immediate attention for avoiding further problems of your house.

Spa local directory: Spa provides you a rejuvenating experience thus helping you to revive yourself.

Ticket Broker local directory: If you are planning to avail tickets for the event of town contact a ticket broker for easy availability.

Towing local directory: Towing is very important if you are planning for transporting cargo.

Travel Agent local directory: The various packages that a travel agent can offer you are difficult to ignore if you are planning for a family vacation.

Veterinarian local directory: Veterinarian check is very important for your pet. Do not neglect

Wedding Planner local directory: Wedding planner helps you in making the entire preparations for the wedding easy for you.

Here is some more information on the state capital:

Tallahassee- is the capital of Florida. The government includes the legislature and the executive houses. The legislature is bicameral i.e. The Senate and the House of Representatives. It became the capital of the state in the year 1824.The capitol building is architecturally and historically a significant building. Tallahassee is an educational hub as it has many universities in it. There are many research laboratories and scientific research centers in this city. It is also regarded as one of the fastest technical growing place of the state. The word Tallahassee means oil fields. It was also a hub for slave trade too.

Here are the top most categories in Florida:

Photographer
Cleaning Service
Cabinets
Auto Insurance
Movers
Tree Service
Accounting
Home Inspection
Handyman.