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- Total Area - 58,560 Square Miles
- Land Area - 54,252 Square Miles
- Total Water Area - 4,308 Square Miles
- Rank Among States in Total Area - 22nd
- Length North to South - 447 Miles
- Width East to West - 361 Miles
- Distance from Pensacola to Key West - 792 Miles by Road
- Highest Natural Point - 345 Feet near Lakewood in Walton County
- Geographic Center - 12 miles northwest of Brooksville, Hernando County
- Coastline - 1,197 Statute Miles
- Tidal Shoreline - 2,276 Statute Miles
- Beaches - 663 Miles
- Florida has more than 11,000 miles of rivers, streams & waterways
- Longest River - St. Johns at 273 miles
- Largest Lake - Lake Okeechobee at 700 square miles
(the 2nd largest freshwater lake in the United States) - Largest County - Palm Beach at 2,578 square miles
- Smallest County - Union at 245 square miles
- Number of Lakes greater than 10 acres - Approx. 7,700
- Number of First Magnitude Springs - 27
(Florida has more first magnitude springs than any other state.) - Number of Islands Greater than 10 Acres - Approx. 4,500
(Florida ranks 2nd in the nation by this measure and only Alaska ranks higher.)
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