Florida

**Florida**

* Mainland
* Hawaiian Territory
* Flag

### Likes

Oranges, Tourism, Spacecraft, Oranges, NASA, Florida Man memes, SML, GrayStillPlays, and more Oranges!

### Dislikes

Hurricanes, rising seas (soon), shootings, rebels

## National

### Anthem

*Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky*

## Politics

### Ideology

Conservatism, Democracy, Environmentalism

## Participant Info

### Countryball

Official from Mtcat101

 **Florida**, officially the **Federation of Florida** (simply FOF), is a country in *North America* that rose as a major power after the collapse of the U.S. It is played by Hiandrew. One thing it's known for is the Florida Chronicles (a major favored newspaper) and oranges.

## Land

The FOF controls Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, the bottom half (one-thirds) of North Carolina, Northern Alaska, Upper West Hawaii, Louisiana, (Southern) most of Arkansas the Puppet  Alabama, and a strip in West Texas. It has the second fastest growing US city. Currently, it's chilling but also having a few unrests.

It's currently working with  The Frontier on space travel advancements.

* Florida probably has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, with thousands of miles of accessible beaches to enjoy. It’s the only state that borders both the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

* Wherever you are in Florida, you're never more than 60 miles from the nearest body of salt water. The state’s highest natural point, Britton Hill, is only 345 feet above sea level -- the lowest high point of any state in America. Key West is the southernmost point in the continental United States.

* Florida is the boating and fishing capital of the world and has the largest collection of Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings in the world.

* Florida produced more than 70 percent of the nation’s oranges Florida ranks #1 for tomatoes, grapefruit, sugarcane, snap beans, cucumbers, and oranges.
* Florida is the only state to have an embassy in Washington, D.C.
* Jacksonville, in square miles, is the largest city in the contiguous United States.
* Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in America with two national parks: Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park.

### Provinces\*

*(aka or States)*

**\***These are Late-2022 estimates, not official but at least something, just like any other estimates on this wiki or page.

### Climate

It’s warm year-round. The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south. The average temperature in Florida ranges from 65 to 70 degrees in the north, and from 74 to 77 degrees in the south.

Ocean and Gulf temperatures can reach well into the 80s during summer, and swimming is possible year-round in South Florida. Though, since the collapse of the US, weather has been getting weirder.

The Everglades is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The ecosystem it forms is not presently found anywhere else on earth. But it also has Alaska and Hawaii so lot's of places ranging from cold to hot.

### Economy

Just like what the U.S. was a mixed economy, exhibiting characteristics of both capitalism and socialism, so is Florida (at least for now). Such a mixed economy embraces economic freedom when it comes to capital use, but it also allows for government intervention for the public good.

#### Ranking

Florida has the second (2nd) largest population and the third (3rd) highest GDP. See LAND and FUN FACTS headings for more.

#### Fun Facts

* **Two of its most famous industries include tourism and agriculture, which contribute to $1 trillion GDP.**
* **Disney World employs more people at a single location than any other company in the US.**
* **There are actually scammers in Florida who try to sell people swampland.**
* **The Everglades generate more than $100 million for the Florida economy.**
* **Home prices and rents keep rising in Miami, even though the city could be underwater in 80 years.**
* **The city of Miami Beach will spend $500 million on water pumps to stave off rising waters.**
* **Florida had $68.6 billion in insured catastrophic losses between 1986 and 2015.**
* **Florida’s top agricultural export is meat, not citrus.**
* **Nineteen percent of Floridians are over 65 years old — and there's one county where more than half the population is over 65.**
* **Three-fifths thirds of the land in Florida is used for farming.**
* **Florida's top export is civilian aircraft.**
* **Florida’s top industry, tourism, added $111.7 billion to the state’s economy in 2016.**
* **The Sunshine State gets only 11.5% of its energy from solar power — up 11.4% from 2018.**
* **By any measure, Florida takes the prize for the flattest state in the nation because the highest point in the state is only 345 feet above sea level.**
* **Despite all this, it still has about 7 out of the top 15 dangerous states (with 2017 data) and half of the top 10 poorest states (with 2020 data).**

## Military

The official name of the military is the **Florida National Guard**.

The FNG currently has 2 aircraft carriers, 6 battleships, 3,250 jets (?), few hundred tanks, 4 submarines, about 300,300 soldiers. Naval Station Mayport was the home port of 22 US Navy ships, including guided-missile cruisers, guided-missile destroyers and guided-missile frigates. Florida offers discounted fishing and licenses to the military & veterans, being considered the most veteran-friendly state in the nation.

## Politics

The current leader is Ian H. Drew (42 years old and the 50th governor, or leader, of Florida).

### System

* The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of Florida and lower courts. The state also allows direct participation of the electorate by initiative, referendum, and ratification.
* The people, cabinet, and legislators got together on March 1, 2021 and voted that the governor (president) election is held every 4 years, can succeed self thrice.
* The lieutenant governor (or vice-president) is chosen by the governor.
* The Legislative Branch is made up of the House and Senate. Among other powers, the legislative branch makes all laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce and controls taxing and spending policies (similar to USA's Congress). See House & Senate for election info.

### Relations

#### Approval of Others

**Here are Florida's citizens approval ratings from 1 - 10 (from 1 being the worst to 10 being the best) on other nation.** *See Relationships for better expanded information.*

* Alabama: 5.5
* Columbia: 8.9
* Illinois: 9.5
* Neo-California: 7.1
* Ohio: 6.6
* Pennsylvania: 9.2
* Plattia: 9.6
* Texas: 7.6
* The Frontier: 8.9

#### Alliances

##### **ISU**

*To be honestly frank, literally the main only reason I have not joined ISU...Is because everyone is basically already in every alliance, so it should be more unique. Plus that would make me more neutral. If we are all in the same alliances or more patterns appear, then why not dismantle the unnecessary ones and just make one that fits?*

#### Relationships

 FUSU |  Negative
 ISU |  Positive
 NATO |  Neutral
 SLAGPU |  Negative
 UN |  Neutral
Very Positive

  World

### House & Senate

Florida has a *House & Senate* (the two chambers of *Congress*, very similar to USA's former government), which were previously shortly called *Souse and Henate*. This is the interactive House map editor (having most of the representative districts). There are 69 districts for the House and there are 11 "states" for the Senate. The House has an election every January (usually early) and July (usually late). The Senate election will take every year in January (usually late).

0th Congress:

(0th Congress refers to the prequel or antecedent to how the Senate & House look like and was before the main FOF elections.)

***0th Senate***

Republicans: majority with 6 states.

Democrats: minority with 3 states (Hawaii, Georgia, and Alabama).

***0th House***

Republicans: majority with 44.

Democrats: minority with 20.

#### 1st Congress:

***1st Senate***

ELECTION

Republicans: majority with 7 states. **⬆1**

Democrats: minority with 2 states (Hawaii and Georgia). **⬇1**

***1st House***

ELECTION

Republicans: majority with 44. **⬇1**

Democrats: minority with 20. **⬇1**

Independents: minority with 5. **⬆5**

#### 2nd Congress:

***2nd Senate***

Republicans: majority still with 7 states. **⇌**

Democrats: minority still with 2 states (Hawaii and Georgia). **⇌**

***2nd House***

ELECTION

Republicans: majority with 41. **⬇3**

Democrats: minority with 20. **⇌**

Independents: minority with 8. **⬆3**

### 21st Century Leaders

There have been a total of 8 governors (or main leaders) of Florida for the 21st Century. Go here for **Florida's 21st Century Leaders**.

## History

### Pre

Florida was named for the day on which it was first seen (April 2, 1513) by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon, who called it La Florida in honor of Pascua Florida, the Spanish Feast of the Flowers (Easter). St. Augustine, settled by Europeans in 1565, is commonly called the nation’s oldest city. The largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the world is in Lakeland at Florida Southern College. Spring training baseball has been a Florida pastime for more than 100 years. Currently, 15 major league teams train in the Sunshine State.

Cape Canaveral has been the world’s launchpad for manned space flight, including the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle missions. The world’s first scheduled passenger airline service operated between St. Petersburg and Tampa, starting Jan. 1, 1914. Daytona Beach’s City Island ballpark was the site of the first integrated professional baseball game. That stadium now is named after its brave hero, Jackie Robinson. NASA’s first communication satellite – Echo 1 – was launched from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 12, 1960.

### Current or Recent

Main article: Florida History
The Florida State was established on March 3, 1845 as a state under the United States. Complete information on that can be found on Wikipedia. The US tragically collapsed between January 13-19, 2021 and every state declared independence (or freedom). Florida was one of the first to rise and officially establish itself. During the weeks to come, it would go through a civil war (mentioned in Issues 1 and 2 of the Florida Chronicles) but still survived. Then it continued to expand and now spans from Texas to North Carolina and Huntsville, Alabama to the Bahamas.

## References

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1. ↑ https://images.app.goo.gl/ak7v3rSFe9Bty92UA Retrieved February 7, 2021.
2. ↑ **JAROA** is the **Joint Administrative Region of Alaska**, owned by *Pennsylvania* and *Florida*.
3. ↑ Go to "Florida's 21st Century Leaders" Page for more info on it's governors and leaders.
4. ↑ https://lqcafotus.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000064534/r/4400000000000122685
5. ↑ Eurpoean Exploration and Colonization: https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/a-brief-history/european-exploration-and-colonization/