The State of Florida is a state
located in the southeastern region of the United States of America.
Most of the state is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico
on its west and the Atlantic Ocean on its east. Most of the state
has a humid subtropical climate, except for southern Florida,
where the climate borders on tropical and the Florida Keys, which
have a tropical climate. Florida was named by Juan Ponce de León,
who landed on the peninsula on 2 April 1513, during Pascua Florida
(Spanish for "Flowery Easter," referring to the Easter
season). Florida's economy relies heavily on tourism.Florida is
mostly Protestant, with a Roman Catholic community that is growing
because of immigration, thus making it the single largest denomination
in the state. There is also a sizable Jewish community, located
mainly in South Florida no other Southern state has such a large
Jewish population.