72 Facts About Miami Florida

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Miami Florida is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade.

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In 2020, Miami Florida 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 Florida is a major tourism hub for international visitors, ranking second in the country after New York City.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida was named in 1896 after the Miami Florida River, derived from Mayaimi, the historic name of Lake Okeechobee and the Native Americans who lived around it.

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Miami Florida is noted as the only major city in the United States founded by a woman.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida developed new businesses and cultural amenities as part of the New South in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida limestone formed throughout the area from the deposition of oolites and the shells of bryozoans.

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Miami Florida is split roughly into north, south, west, and Downtown areas.

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The heart of the city is Downtown Miami Florida, which is on the eastern side and includes the neighborhoods of Brickell, Virginia Key, Watson Island, as well as PortMiami Florida.

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Downtown Miami 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 Florida includes the neighborhoods of Coral Way, The Roads, and Coconut Grove.

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Western side of Miami Florida includes the neighborhoods of Little Havana, West Flagler, and Flagami.

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Northern side of Miami Florida 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 Florida has notable African-American and Caribbean immigrant communities, including Little Haiti, Overtown, and Liberty City.

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Miami Florida has a tropical monsoon climate with hot and wet summers and warm and dry winters.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida Beach has invested $500 million to protect roads, buildings, and water systems.

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Real estate prices in Miami Florida 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 Florida is the 44th most populous city in the United States.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida had the highest proportion of foreign-born residents of any major city worldwide, followed by Toronto .

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Miami Florida is a major center of commerce and finance and boasts a strong international business community.

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Miami Florida is a major television production center, and the most important city in the United States for Spanish language media.

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Miami Florida 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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Miami Florida was the host city of the 2003 Free Trade Area of the Americas negotiations.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida is an industrial center, especially for stone quarrying and warehousing.

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Miami Florida is home to one of the largest ports in the United States, the PortMiami Florida.

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Miami Florida has the world's largest amount of cruise line headquarters, home to Carnival Cruise Line, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International.

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In 2014, the Port of Miami Florida Tunnel was opened, connecting the MacArthur Causeway to PortMiami Florida.

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Some most popular tourist destinations in Miami Florida include South Beach, Lincoln Road, Bayside Marketplace, Downtown Miami Florida, and Brickell City Centre.

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The Art Deco District in Miami Florida 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 Florida enjoys a vibrant culture that is influenced by a diverse population from all around the world.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida has been the setting of numerous films and television shows, including Miami Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida is a reflection of its diverse population, with a heavy influence from Caribbean and Latin American cuisine.

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Miami Florida area has a unique dialect, commonly called the "Miami Florida accent", that is widely spoken.

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Inter Miami Florida CF plays at DRV PNK Stadium in nearby Fort Lauderdale, temporarily until a stadium is built in Miami Florida.

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Miami Florida is home to Paso Fino horses, and competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.

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City of Miami has various lands operated by the National Park Service, the Florida Division of Recreation and Parks, and the City of Miami Department of Parks and Recreation.

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Miami Florida 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 are governed by Miami-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 Florida is home to several well-known Roman Catholic, Jewish and non-denominational private schools.

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The Archdiocese of Miami Florida 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 Florida are Ransom Everglades, Gulliver Preparatory School, and Miami Florida Country Day School.

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Miami Florida Hoshuko, is a part-time Japanese school for Japanese citizens and ethnic Japanese people in the area.

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Miami Florida has several major newspapers, the main and largest newspaper being The Miami Florida Herald.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida Avenue is in the middle of Downtown in front of the Downtown Macy's .

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The Miami Florida grid is primarily numerical so that, for example, all street addresses north of Flagler Street and west of Miami Florida Avenue have "NW" in their address.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida 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 Florida is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the United States for pedestrians.

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Public transportation in Miami Florida is operated by Miami Florida-Dade Transit and SFRTA, and includes commuter rail, heavy-rail rapid transit, an elevated people mover, and buses .

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Miami Florida'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 Florida 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 Florida International Airport.

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Two new light rail systems, Baylink and the Miami Florida Streetcar, have been proposed and are currently in the planning stage.

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Miami Florida 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 Florida was ranked as the 44th-most bike-friendly city in the US according to Bicycling Magazine.

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