Territorial change

Florida: Spain → United States (cession)

1819 · Florida

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When
1819
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Florida
Coordinates
28.50° N, 82.00° W
Process
cession
Type
Cession (part yielded to other entity)
Pop
54477
Area km2
186488
Gaining
United States
Losing
Spain

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Florida

U.S. state

Florida is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.

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