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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government
- Capital city: Tallahassee
- Population: 16,318,656 (2002 est.)
- Total area: 149,770 sq. kms
Sources
- United States Census Bureau
| State
populations
- United States Geological
Survey
- Florida Division
of Historical Resources | Quick
Facts
- Florida Plants
Online - guide to Florida plant life and plant habitats
of Florida
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- MyFlorida.com - official portal
of the State of Florida
- Florida Smart
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Government of the State
of Florida
- Executive
- Department of State
- Attorney General
- Legislature
- Florida Legislature
- Florida House of
Representatives
- Florida Senate
- Judiciary
- Florida State Courts
- divided into five districts made up of 20 circuits in 67
counties
- First District Court of Appeal
(Tallahassee)
- Second District Court of
Appeal (Lakeland)
- Third District Court
of Appeal (Miami)
- Fourth District Court of
Appeal (West Palm Beach)
- Fifth District Court of Appeal
(Daytona Beach)
- Florida Board of Bar
Examiners - administrative arm of the Supreme Court of Florida
created by the Court to handle matters of bar admission
- Florida Association of
Court Clerks and Comptroller (FACC)
- Florida Law Online
- comprehensive but unofficial resource
- Departments
- Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
- Department of Business
and Professional Regulation
- Department of Children
and Families
- Department of Citrus
- Department of Community
Affairs
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Education
- Department of
Elder Affairs
- Department of Environmental
Protection
- Department of Financial
Services
- Department of Health
- Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Department of Juvenile
Justice
- Department of Law
Enforcement
- Department of Management
Services
- Department of Military
Affairs
- Department of
Revenue
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Veterans'
Affairs
- Agencies & Bureaus
- Auditor General
- Commission on Ethics
- nine-member commission that serves as the guardian of the
standards of conduct for officers and employees of Florida and
its political subdivisions
- Commission on Human Relations
- board of 12 citizens appointed by the state governor to
prevent unlawful discrimination in employment, housing,
and certain public accommodations, and to promote mutual respect
among groups through education and partnerships
- Florida Elections
Commission
- Florida Highway Patrol
- Florida
Space Authority (Cape Canaveral) - state agency dedicated
to providing economic development for the state through space-related
business and educational activities
- Florida Statewide Advocacy
Council - guardians of the Public Trust responsible for
safeguarding the health, safety, welfare and rights of the clients
of those programs and services provided by the State of Florida
health and human services delivery system from conditions or
individuals that constitute a threat to our clients' civil and
human rights
- Florida State
Parks
- Health Care Administration
- Public Service Commission
- Local Government
- Florida Local Government
- Florida Association
of Counties (Tallahassee) - private not-for-profit organisations
that represents 66 counties of Florida represented by 372 county
commissioners, as well as appointed county officials including
administrators/managers, attorneys and other professional county
government personnel
- Florida League of Cities
(FLC) (Tallahassee) - union of municipal governments
whose purpose is the shaping of legislation, sharing
the advantages of cooperative action, and exchanging ideas and
experiences
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Academy of Florida Trial
Lawyers (AFTL) (Tallahassee) - association of attorneys,
paralegals and students that focuses on justice to protect
Florida’s families
- Aging With Dignity
- non-profit organisation that provides practical
information, advice and legal tools needed to ensure the wishes
of the aged and their loved ones are respected
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida (Miami)
- freedom's watchdog, working daily in the courts, legislatures
and communities to defend individual rights and personal freedoms
guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
- Audubon of Florida (Miami)
- aims to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing
on birds and other wildlife for the benefit of humanity and
the earth's biological diversity
- Equality Florida (EQFL)
(Tampa) - statewide education and advocacy organization
dedicated to eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation,
race, class and gender (including identity and expression)
- Florida Bar Foundation
(Orlando) - philanthropic organization founded by Florida
lawyers and the Supreme Court of Florida to provide greater
access to justice
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant
Council (FLEPPC) - organisation that focuses on the
impacts exotic pest plants have on biodiversity, the impact
of exotic pest plants on the integrity of native plant community
composition and function, and habitat loss due to exotic plant
infestations
- Florida
Governor's Alliance for the Employment of Citizens with Disabilities (The
Able Trust) (Tallahassee) - public-private partnership foundation
whose mission is to provide Floridians with disabilities
fair employment opportunities through fundraising, grant programs,
public awareness and education
- Florida Native Plant Society
(FNPS) - aims to promote the preservation, conservation,
and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities
of Florida
- Florida Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) (Tallahassee) - advocate for the public interest, uncovering threats to public
health and well-being and fighting to end them, and using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes,
grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation
- Florida TaxWatch (Tallahassee)
- non-partisan, non-profit government watchdog and taxpayers'
research foundation devoted entirely to Florida taxing and spending
issues
- Knight Foundation (Miami) - dedicated to the ideals of service to community, the highest standards of
journalistic excellence and defense of a free press
- Ounce of Prevention Fund
of Florida (Tallahassee) - public-private partnership that invests
public and private funds in innovative, community-based
programs that serve at-risk children and their families
- Reef Ball Foundation (Brandenton) - aims
to restore ocean ecosystems and protect natural reef systems
- Wildlife
Foundation of Florida (Tallahassee) - established to
provide assistance, funding, and promotional support for the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and
in so doing, to contribute to the health and well-being of Florida's
fish and wildlife resources and their habitats
- Political Parties
- Libertarian Party of Florida
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- Professional Associations & Societies
- Florida
Academy of Sciences (Orlando) - non-profit organization
and affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, and the only organization in Florida that represents
all disciplines of sciences
- The Florida Bar (Tallahassee)
- the organization of all lawyers licensed by the Supreme Court
of Florida to practice law in the state
- Florida Board of Professional
Engineers (FBPE) (Tallahassee) - responsible for reviewing
applications, administering examinations, licensing qualified
applicants, and regulating the practice of engineering throughout
the state
- Florida Entomological
Society (Lutz) - association of scientists, commercial pest
control operators, consultants, teachers, students and hobbyists
which aims to promote and stimulate interest in the field of
entomology among Floridians
- Florida Humanities Council
(St Petersburg) - association of academics and members
of the general public that strives through the humanities
to provide people with the tools to appreciate the past, understand
the present and ponder the future
- Florida Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (FlCPA) (Tallahassee) - professional
association of more than 18,000 members working together to
improve the CPA profession and better serve the public interest
- Florida Library Association
(FLA) (Winter Park) - non-profit organization dedicated
to promoting the advancements and educational value of libraries
and library services
- Florida Oceanographic Society (Stuart)
- non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of Florida's coastal ecosystems, through
education, research, personal stewardship and fun
- Education
- Florida Art Education Association
(FAEA) (Tallahassee) - association of art teachers, art
supervisors, arts administrators, museum professionals, university
professors and students, and retirees who have a passion for
seeing students experience the special ways in which art can
enrich lives and learning
- Florida Student Association
(FSA) (Tallahassee) - student issues group that represents
the students of the State University System of Florida, coordinates
the collective efforts of member student governments, helps
to provide a cohesive and unified voice before policy making
bodies, and advocates for student concerns
- Florida Literacy
Coalition (Orlando) - non-profit organization that serves
as the umbrella organization for all literacy providers in the
state, serving agencies such as libraries, adult education providers
that operate through the public school systems and community
colleges, corrections-based providers, and the community-based
organizations that use volunteers as their workforce
- Florida Parent-Educators
Association (FPEA) - association of parents that exists
solely to serve homeschooling families in Florida
- Education - State Universities
- Florida Agricultural and
Mechanical University (Tallahassee)
- Florida Atlantic University
(Boca Raton)
- Florida Gulf Coast University
(Fort Myers)
- Florida International University
(Miami)
- Florida State University (Tallahassee)
- New College of Florida
(Sarasota)
- University of Central Florida
(Orlando)
- University of Florida
(Gainesville)
- University of North Florida
(Jacksonville)
- University of South Florida
(Tampa)
- University of West Florida
(Pensacola)
- Education - Private Institutions in the
- Barry University (Miami
Shores)
- Beacon College
(Leesburg)
- Bethune-Cookman College
(Daytona Beach)
- Clearwater Christian
College (Clearwater)
- Eckerd College (Petersburg)
- Edward Waters College
(Jacksonville)
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical
University (Daytona Beach)
- Flagler College (Augustine)
- Florida College (Temple
Terrace)
- Florida Hospital College
of Health Sciences (Orlando)
- Florida Institute of Technology
(Melbourne)
- Florida Memorial College
(Miami)
- Florida Southern College
(Lakeland)
- International
College (Naples)
- Jacksonville University
(Jacksonville)
- Lynn University (Boca
Raton)
- Nova Southeastern University
(Fort Lauderdale)
- Palm Beach Atlantic College
(West Palm Beach)
- Ringling School of Art and
Design (Sarasota)
- Rollins College (Winter
Park)
- Saint Leo University
(Saint Leo)
- Saint Thomas University
(Miami)
- Southeastern College
(Lakeland)
- Stetson University
(DeLand)
- University of Miami
(Coral Gables)
- University of Tampa
(Tampa)
- Warner Southern College
(Lake Wales)
- Webber International University
(Babson Park)
- Public Health
- Florida Association of Community
Health Centers (FACHC) (Tallahassee) - state advocate for
community-based health care programs, which plays a vital
role in educating federal, state and local policymakers about
issues relating to health care and the role of the health centers
- Florida Dental Association
(FDA) (Tallahassee) - statewide, professional membership
organization that represents almost 80 percent of all licensed
dentists in the state
- Florida Health Information
Management Association (FHIMA) (Naples) - membership organization
of health information management which fosters the professional
development of its members through education, communication,
and advocacy
- Florida Hospital Association
(FHA) (Tallahassee) - not-for-profit association representing
all types of hospitals throughout the state, which aims to "promote
the ability of member hospitals and healthcare systems to effectively
and efficiently serve the healthcare needs of their communities"
- Florida Medical Association
(FMA) (Tallahassee) - professional association that represents
more than 16,000 Doctors of Medicine and Doctors of Osteopathic
Medicine in Florida on issues of legislation and regulatory
affairs, medical economics, public health, education, and ethical
and legal issues
- FloridaHealthStat
- public resource for comprehensive consumer healthcare
information from Florida government health and human service
agencies
- American Lung Association of
Florida - South Area (Fort Lauderdale) - aims to prevent
lung disease and promote lung health, through research, education,
direct services and advocacy
- Florida Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Association (FADAA) (Tallahassee) - non-profit,
membership organization which represents 97 community-based
substance abuse treatment and prevention agencies and over 1000
individual members throughout Florida
- Florida Alliance for Assistive
Services and Technology (FAAST) (Tallahassee) - federal
government funded organisation that envisions a seamless supportive
partnership between Florida business and government to provide
assistive technology products and services which will enable
persons with disabilities to participate in independent living,
education, work and recreation from birth to death
- Florida Hospital -
institute of the Adventist Health System, a not-for-profit
system serving Central Florida and much of the Southeast, the
Caribbean and South America
- Religions & Belief Systems
- Florida Catholic Conference
(Tallahassee) - links to Catholic Dioceses across Florida
- * Archdiocese of Miami
- * Diocese of Orlando
- * Diocese of Palm Beach
- * Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee
- * Diocese of Saint Augustine
- * Diocese of Saint
Petersburg
- * Diocese of Venice
- Towns & Cities
- City of Clearwater
- City of Fort Lauderdale
- City of Fort Myers
- City of Gainesville
- City of Hollywood
- City of Largo
- City of Melbourne
- City of Miami
- City of Orlando
- City of St Petersburg
- City of Tampa
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