Miami
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Miami
State: Florida
Country: United States

Miami By The Numbers:

Population: 409,000 ( city ); 5.4 million ( metropolitan )

Elevation: 11 ft / 3 m

Average Winter Temperatures: 60-75°F / 15-24°C

Average Summer Temperatures: 80-90°F / 29-32°C

Average Annual Rainfall: 56 in / 142 cm

Average days of sunshine: 250

Amount of golf courses in Florida: over 1,200

Quick Facts:

Major Industries: Tourism, International Trade, Software

Electricity: 110 volts

Time Zone: GMT-5

Country dialing code: +1

Area Codes: 305 and 786

Did You Know?

Miami is the only United States city to be planned by a woman, Julia Tuttle.

Benjamin Green, a Miami Beach pharmacist, invented the first suntan lotion by cooking cocoa butter on a stove in 1944.

It is also the only city bordering two national parks: Everglades and Biscayne.