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North Terminal (Blue) FIU currently has over 180,000 alumni around the world in more than 30 countries FIU graduates more than 10,000 students a year and confers more than half of all degrees awarded by universities in Miami Alumni services is run by the Florida International University Alumni Association which sponsors numerous alumni events galas and ceremonies annually. 6 References 5.1 Entertainment and performing arts See also: List of Florida locations by per capita income, 3.1 University Park (Modesto A Maidique Campus). . ; Main article: Sports in Florida North Florida Music of Florida North Terminal (Blue). Palm Beach Miami is a major center and leader in finance commerce culture media entertainment the arts and international trade the metro area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $344.9 billion as of 2017 in 2018 Miami was classified as an Alpha level global city by the GaWC in 2019 Miami ranked seventh in the United States and 31st among global cities in terms of business activity human capital information exchange cultural experience and political engagement According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities the city was ranked as the third-richest in the United States and the eighth-richest in the world in terms of purchasing power Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America" and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.

Chambers of commerce Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake Florida near Orlando. Donk (automobile) Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30 although hurricanes can develop beyond those dates the most likely time for Miami to be hit is during the peak of the Cape Verde season which is mid-August through the end of September Although tornadoes are uncommon in the area one struck in 1925 and another in 1997 Around 40% of homes in Miami are built upon floodplains and are considered as flood-risk zones. 16th to 18th centuries: Early Spanish settlement 5 Economy (17.3) 67.7 10 Retail. Emmy-winning television journalist and presenter PortMiami is one of the busiest container ports in the US. ! Metropolitan divisions Historically Florida's economy has been based primarily upon agricultural products such as cattle sugar cane citrus fruits tomatoes and strawberries, See also: List of tallest buildings in Miami; . The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 brought 150,000 Cubans to Miami the largest transport in civilian history Unlike the previous exodus of the 1960s most of the Cuban refugees arriving were poor some having been released from prisons or mental institutions to make the trip During this time many of the middle class non-Hispanic whites in the community left the city often referred to as the "white flight" in 1960 Miami was 90% non-Hispanic white but by 1990 it was only about 10% non-Hispanic white!