Facts and FiguresTotal Area (Rank) 65,798 sq mi
(22nd). Population (rank) 17,019,068
(4th). Capital Tallahassee. Admitted
to Union (Rank) March 3, 1845 (27th).
Official Symbols of
Florida The current design of the
official state flag was adopted in 1900. It
consists of two diagonal red bars, in the form of
a St. Andrew's Cross, on a white field, with the
state seal in the center.