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. . Miami is a major center of commerce and finance and boasts a strong international business community According to the 2018 ranking of world cities undertaken by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) based on the level of presence of global corporate service organizations Miami is considered an Alpha level world city Miami has a Gross Metropolitan Product of $257 billion ranking 11th in the United States and 20th worldwide in GMP.

. 9 8973 6 Historic districts See also: Sports teams in Florida; 2 La Florida Miami and its suburbs are located on a broad plain between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east which extends from Lake Okeechobee southward to Florida Bay the elevation of the area never rises above 40 ft (12 m) and averages at around 6 ft (1.8 m) above sea level in most neighborhoods especially near the coast the highest points are found along the Miami Rock Ridge which lies under most of the eastern Miami metro the main portion of the city is on the shores of Biscayne Bay which contains several hundred natural and artificial barrier islands the largest of which contains Miami Beach and South Beach the Gulf Stream a warm ocean current runs northward just 15 miles (24 km) off the coast allowing the city's climate to stay warm and mild all year, In a tropical hardwood hammock trees are very dense and diverse. 1870 85 2.4% 6.1 Roads 3 Climate City of Miami Cemetery After learning of the verdict of the McDuffie case one of the worst riots in the history of the United States,[citation needed] the Liberty City Riots of 1980 broke out By the time the rioting ceased three days later over 850 people had been arrested and at least 18 people had died Property damage was estimated at around one hundred million dollars! . !