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Florida is a state of southeast’s United States. It is the forth most populated state in the whole the country. His surface (area) allows Florida to be the 22nd states of USA. His political capital is Tallahassee, but Miami is the most populated city in Florida. Florida was considered as a state of USA on 3 (third) March 1845, at the 23 ranks. Florida is composed of a peninsula and an archipelago of islands called “ the keys”).Demographic growth:
Florida knows the third population growth of the country in absolute value.
Between 2000 and 2006, the population of Florida increased by 13,2 % against 6,4 % for the American population.
The population growth is due first to the immigrants and secondly to the natural balance. Indeed, Florida belongs to the Sun Belt that attracts the Americans and represents an important home of immigration.
Environmental problematic: Florida is particularly threatened by the climate changes: more frequent hurricanes lead to the destruction of cliffs, forests, and erosion of coasts. A rise of six meters of the level of the oceans would provoke the submersion of a third of Florida. The repetition droughts would increase the risk of forest fires and the lake of water. The urban spreading is at the origin of the disappearance of the natural circles. Also the economic development is the cause of the pollutions and the destruction of corals.
Population sharing
The population density in Florida represents 296 Hab. / to the square meter (for the USA: 80). The population concentrates on the Atlantic coast. The inside country is less populated except in cities as Tallahassee and Gainesville. The regions which densities are very low correspond to natural protected circles (National park of Everglades, national forests of Apalachicola and Osceola for example).
Demographic structure
Florida has the highest conurbation of retired people who are attracted to the nice climate: the part of people who are more than 65 years is about