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Islandia This section is in list format but may read better as prose You can help by converting this section if appropriate Editing help is available (October 2018), Miami Florida Business directory PortMiami is one of the busiest container ports in the US. The demographics of South Florida residents can be segmented as following: 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.

. Carlos Albizu University (private) ARWU 401-500 Most companies are either international companies or compete with other international companies False color map of ocean depth in the Atlantic basin. 16th to 18th centuries: Early Spanish settlement Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred. . Because the population of South Florida is largely confined to a strip of land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Everglades the Miami urbanized area (that is the area of contiguous urban development) is about 100 miles (160 km) long (north to south) but never more than 20 miles (32 km) wide and in some areas only 5 miles (8.0 km) wide (east to west) the Miami metropolitan statistical area is longer than any other urbanized area in the United States except for the New York metropolitan area it was the eighth most densely populated urbanized area in the United States in the 2000 census. (22.8) 75.1 Population and registered voters as of 7/2/2019 1 University of Miami 12,818 3 See also Miami 399,457 362,470 Miami-Dade The Beacon is the FIU student newspaper since 1965 the Beacon is published thrice weekly in a compact format during the Fall and Spring semesters (Monday Wednesday and Friday) and once a week on Wednesday during the Summer.The Beacon is available free campus-wide in the residence halls the Graham Center and all campus buildings. 2 8061 In 2005 82% of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 28% had a bachelor's degree or higher Among people 16 to 19 years old 7% were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school the total school enrollment in the Miami metro area was 1.4 million in 2005 Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 170,000 and elementary or high school enrollment was 879,000 College or graduate school enrollment was 354,000, The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals conduct spring training in West Palm Beach at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.