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La Florida
South America is thefourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
La Florida in Spanish called flowery is a populous municipality comuna of Chile, located on the eastern part of the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It has an area of 70.8 square kilometers, a population of 365,674 according to 2002 and an average household income of 24,938 U.S. dollars in PPP, purchasing power parity US dollars. Florida is a U.S. state located in the southeastern United States. Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. It has a warm and humid subtropical climate. It was named by Juan Ponce de Leon. Florida's economy relies heavily on tourism.
Florida is situated mostly on a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. It extends to the northwest into a panhandle, extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and Alabama, and on the west, at the end of the panhandle, by Alabama. It is near the countries of the Caribbean, particularly the Bahamas and Cuba.The state line begins in the Atlantic Ocean, traveling west, south, and north up the thalweg of the Saint Mary's River.
The climate of Florida is tempered somewhat by its proximity to water. Florida's nickname is the Sunshine State, Central Florida is known as the lightning capital of the United States. Discovered histories of city, Archaeological finds indicate that Florida had been inhabited for thousands of years before any European settlements. La Florida, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers, and is one of the most visited place. It is also said the place of best geographical environment and can trace its origin back to prehistoric times.
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