Miami FL is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade.
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75 Facts About Miami FL
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In 2020, Miami FL was classified as a Beta + level global city by the GaWC.
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In 2019, Miami ranked seventh in the U S in business activity, human capital, information exchange, cultural experience, and political engagement.
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Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the U S and is home to many large national and international companies.
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Miami FL is a major tourism hub for international visitors, ranking second in the country after New York City.
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Miami FL has sometimes been called the "Gateway to Latin America" because of the magnitude of its commercial and cultural ties to the region.
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Miami FL was named in 1896 after the Miami FL River, derived from Mayaimi, the historic name of Lake Okeechobee and the Native Americans who lived around it.
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Miami FL is noted as the only major city in the United States founded by a woman.
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Miami FL prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and development in infrastructure as northerners moved to the city.
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Miami's chief of police at the time, H Leslie Quigg, did not hide the fact that he, like many other white Miami police officers, was a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
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When World War II began, Miami became a base for U S defense against German submarines due to its prime location on the southern coast of Florida.
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Miami FL developed new businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Miami FL limestone formed as the result of the drastic changes in sea level associated with recent glacial periods, or ice ages.
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The area behind this reef line was, in fact, a large lagoon, and the Miami FL limestone formed throughout the area from the deposition of oolites and the shells of bryozoans.
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Miami FL is split roughly into north, south, west, and Downtown areas.
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The heart of the city is Downtown Miami FL, which is on the eastern side and includes the neighborhoods of Brickell, Virginia Key, Watson Island, as well as PortMiami FL.
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Downtown Miami FL is Florida's largest and most influential central business district, with many major banks, courthouses, financial headquarters, cultural and tourist attractions, schools, parks, and a large residential population.
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Southern side of Miami FL includes the neighborhoods of Coral Way, The Roads, and Coconut Grove.
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Western side of Miami FL includes the neighborhoods of Little Havana, West Flagler, and Flagami.
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Northern side of Miami FL includes Midtown, a district with a great mix of diversity ranging from West Indians to Hispanics to European Americans.
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The northern side of Miami FL has notable African-American and Caribbean immigrant communities, including Little Haiti, Overtown, and Liberty City.
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Miami FL has a tropical monsoon climate with hot and wet summers and warm and dry winters.
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Miami FL is one of the major coastal cities and major cities in the United States that will be most affected by climate change.
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Global sea level rise, which in Miami FL is projected to be 21 inches to 40 inches by 2070, will lead to an increase in storm damage, more intense flooding, and will threaten the city's water supply.
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Miami FL Beach has invested $500 million to protect roads, buildings, and water systems.
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Real estate prices in Miami FL already reflect the increase in prices for real estate at a higher elevation within the city compared to real estate at a lower elevation.
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Miami FL is regarded as more of a multicultural mosaic, than it is a melting pot, with residents still maintaining much of, or some of their cultural traits.
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The overall culture of Miami FL is heavily influenced by its large population of Hispanics from the Caribbean and South America and black people mainly from the Caribbean islands.
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Miami FL has a minority-majority population, as non-Hispanic whites comprised 11.
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In 2004, the United Nations Development Program reported that Miami FL had the highest proportion of foreign-born residents of any major city worldwide, followed by Toronto .
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Miami FL is a major center of commerce and finance and boasts a strong international business community.
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Miami FL is a major television production center, and the most important city in the United States for Spanish language media.
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Miami FL is a significant music recording center, with the Sony Music Latin headquarters in the city, along with many other smaller record labels.
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PortMiami FL is the world's busiest cruise port, and MIA is the busiest airport in Florida and the largest gateway between the United States and Latin America.
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Miami FL was the host city of the 2003 Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations.
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Miami FL is the home to the National Hurricane Center and the headquarters of the United States Southern Command, responsible for military operations in Central and South America.
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Miami FL is an industrial center, especially for stone quarrying and warehousing.
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Miami FL is home to one of the largest ports in the United States, the PortMiami FL.
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In 2014, the Port of Miami FL Tunnel was opened, connecting the MacArthur Causeway to PortMiami FL.
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Some most popular tourist destinations in Miami FL include South Beach, Lincoln Road, Bayside Marketplace, Downtown Miami FL, and Brickell City Centre.
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The Art Deco District in Miami FL Beach is reputed as one of the most glamorous in the world for its nightclubs, beaches, historical buildings, and shopping.
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Miami FL enjoys a vibrant culture that is influenced by a diverse population from all around the world.
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Miami FL is known as the "Magic City" for seemingly popping up overnight due to its young age, massive growth, and its aesthetics of neon art deco.
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Miami FL has been the setting of numerous films and television shows, including Miami FL Vice, Cocaine Cowboys, Burn Notice, Jane the Virgin, Scarface, The Birdcage, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Golden Girls, 2 fast 2 furious, and Dexter.
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Miami FL is a major fashion center, home to models and some of the top modeling agencies in the world.
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Cuisine of Miami FL is a reflection of its diverse population, with a heavy influence from Caribbean and Latin American cuisine.
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Miami FL area has a unique dialect, commonly called the "Miami FL accent", that is widely spoken.
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Inter Miami FL CF plays at DRV PNK Stadium in nearby Fort Lauderdale, temporarily until a stadium is built in Miami FL.
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Miami FL is home to Paso Fino horses, and competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.
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City of Miami FL has various lands operated by the National Park Service, the Florida Division of Recreation and Parks, and the City of Miami FL Department of Parks and Recreation.
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Miami FL is home to both for-profit and nonprofit organizations that offer a range of professional training and other, related educational programs.
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Public schools in Miami FL are governed by Miami FL-Dade County Public Schools, which is the largest school district in Florida and the fourth-largest in the United States.
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Miami FL is home to several well-known Roman Catholic, Jewish and non-denominational private schools.
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The Archdiocese of Miami FL operates the city's Catholic private schools, which include St Hugh Catholic School, St Agatha Catholic School, St Theresa School, Immaculata-Lasalle High School, Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School, St Brendan High School, among numerous other Catholic elementary and high schools.
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Non-denominational private schools in Miami FL are Ransom Everglades, Gulliver Preparatory School, and Miami FL Country Day School.
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Miami FL Hoshuko, is a part-time Japanese school for Japanese citizens and ethnic Japanese people in the area.
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Miami FL has several major newspapers, the main and largest newspaper being The Miami FL Herald.
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Miami FL is the headquarters and main production city of many of the world's largest television networks, record label companies, broadcasting companies and production facilities, such as Telemundo, Univision, Univision Communications, Mega TV, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, RCTV International and Sunbeam Television.
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Miami FL is the twelfth largest radio market and the seventeenth largest television market in the United States.
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Television stations serving the Miami FL area include WAMI, WBFS, WSFL, WFOR, WHFT, WLTV, WPLG, WPXM, WSCV, WSVN, WTVJ, WPBT, and WLRN .
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The corner of Flagler Street and Miami FL Avenue is in the middle of Downtown in front of the Downtown Macy's .
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The Miami FL grid is primarily numerical so that, for example, all street addresses north of Flagler Street and west of Miami FL Avenue have "NW" in their address.
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Miami FL has six major causeways that span over Biscayne Bay connecting the western mainland, with the eastern barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean.
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In 2007, Miami FL was identified as having the rudest drivers in the United States, the second year in a row to have been cited, in a poll commissioned by automobile club AutoVantage.
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Miami FL is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for pedestrians.
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Public transportation in Miami FL is operated by Miami FL-Dade Transit and SFRTA, and includes commuter rail, heavy-rail rapid transit, an elevated people mover, and buses .
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Miami FL's heavy-rail rapid transit system, Metrorail, is an elevated system comprising two lines and 23 stations on a 24.
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Miami FL Intermodal Center is a massive transportation hub servicing Metrorail, Amtrak, Tri-Rail, Metrobus, Greyhound Lines, taxis, rental cars, MIA Mover, private automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians adjacent to Miami FL International Airport.
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Two new light rail systems, Baylink and the Miami FL Streetcar, have been proposed and are currently in the planning stage.
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Miami FL is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Atlantic Coast services, running two lines, the Silver Meteor and the Silver Star, both terminating in New York City.
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In 2010, Miami FL was ranked as the 44th-most bike-friendly city in the US according to Bicycling Magazine.
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