Florida was repeatedly contested by Spain and Great Britain, before being ceded to the U.S. Augustine, founded in 1565, being the oldest continuously inhabited city. to be permanently settled by Europeans, with the Spanish colony of St. Florida subsequently became the first area in the continental U.S. In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de LeГіn became the first known European to make landfall, calling the region La Florida ( for its lush greenery and the Easter season ( Pascua Florida in Spanish). Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. The Miami metropolitan area, with a population of almost 6.2 million, is the most populous urban area in Florida and the seventh-most populous in the United States other urban conurbations with over one million people are Tampa Bay, Orlando, and Jacksonville. The state capital is Tallahassee and the most populous city is Jacksonville. Spanning 65,758 square miles, Florida ranks 22nd in area among the 50 states, and with a population of over 21 million, is the third-most populous. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba it is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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