Miami, Florida | city, county seat

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 city, county seat
Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, and the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is considered a "gamma world city": Even with an estimated population of 404,048 with in the municipal borders that is the largest city within the South Florida metropolitan area, which is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern US 5.4 million people. Miami and its surrounding cities make up the fifth largest urban area in the United States. The United Nations estimates that the Miami Urban Agglomeration is the fourth largest in the United States.

Miami’s importance as an international financial and cultural center has elevated Miami to the status of world city. Because of Miami’s cultural and linguistic ties to North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, Miami is many times referred to as “The Gateway of the Americas”. Florida’s large Spanish-speaking population and strong economic ties to Latin America also make Miami and the surrounding region an important center of the Hispanic world.

Miami is also home to one of the largest, most influential ports in the United States, the Port of Miami. The port is often called the “Cruise Capital of the World” and the “Cargo Gateway of the Americas”. It has retained its status as the number one cruise/passenger port in the world for well over a decade accommodating the largest cruise ships and the major cruise lines.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
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Coordinates:   25°46'57"N   80°13'29"W

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  • I love Miami's social make up, it is one of the most diverse cities in the US. It houses almost all groups from the hispanic world, it also has a large African American community and the largest Jewish community outside of New York. Many of the snow birds spend their golden years in Miami and the surrounding.
  • Night-time Miami skyline (with fireworks) photo is released into public domain from its author. » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Miamifireworks.jpg
  • great place!
  • i live in romania but i love you miami and u.s
  • its realy great place
  • i luv da 305
  • Miami really is the coolest place ever. You get a great mix of Latin America with the US here. One of the most interesting cities in the country for sure.
  • Miami is a young city by world standards. It has grown from a small city to a huge metropolitan area in just over 100 years. Surely there have been growing pains and problems but the city and region that is slowly emerging will one day be one of the most important in the world. Sit back and watch or jump in...the water's fine !!!
  • Rated "Most miserable city in America" by Forbes magazine
  • Why is Miami important city?????
  • grand thief auto that's why
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