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12.1 Sister cities Deerfield Beach On September 9 1994 the United States and Cuba agreed to normalize migration between the two countries the agreement codified the new U.S policy of placing Cuban refugees in safe havens outside the United States while obtaining a commitment from Cuba to discourage Cubans from sailing to America in addition the United States committed to admitting a minimum of 20,000 Cuban immigrants per year That number is in addition to the admission of immediate relatives of U.S citizens. . 5 Culture and contemporary life, Of the clubs and organizations offered to Albizu students there is a fairly even balance between those hosted by the university and those that represent outside associations Of the outside associations some of the most notable with chapters at Albizu include the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) the Society for Military Psychology and the International Honor Society in Psychology: Psi Chi All offer students the opportunity to have a voice on a national to international level and to advocate on behalf of the science and practice of psychology through events including panel discussions fundraisers and walks to raise awareness for different causes such as suicide amongst veterans, Lazy Lake 5 Economy 4.2 Rock Also in 1933 the Miami City Commission asked the Miami Women's Club to create a city flag design the flag was designed by Charles L Gmeinder on their behalf and adopted by City Commission in November 1933 It is unknown why the orange and green colors were selected for the flag One theory is that the colors were inspired by the orange tree although the University of Miami was already using the colors of orange and green for their sports teams since 1926. Most of the western fringes of the city border the Everglades a tropical marshland covering most of the southern portion of Florida Alligators that live in the marshes have ventured into Miami communities and onto major highways, 2.3.2 Civil Rights Movement, Concourse A Photo:Charles Barron / State Library and Archives of Florida.

Wolfsonian Library Florida's $1.0 trillion economy is the fourth largest in the United States If it were a country Florida would be the 16th largest economy in the world and the 58th most populous as of 2018 in 2017 Florida's per capita personal income was $47,684 ranking 26th in the nation the unemployment rate in September 2018 was 3.5% and ranked as the 18th in the United States Florida exports nearly $55 billion in goods made in the state the 8th highest among all states the Miami Metropolitan Area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States with a GDP of $345 billion as of 2017 This is more than twice the number of the next metro area the Tampa Bay Area which has a GDP of $145 billion Florida is home to 51 of the world's billionaires with most of them residing in South Florida. . According to the 2016 American Community Survey 72.3% of working city of Miami residents commuted by driving alone 8.7% carpooled 9% used public transportation and 3.7% walked About 1.8% used all other forms of transportation including taxicab motorcycle and bicycle About 4.5% of working city of Miami residents worked at home in 2015 19.9% of city of Miami households were without a car which decreased to 18.6% in 2016 the national average was 8.7 percent in 2016 Miami averaged 1.24 cars per household in 2016 compared to a national average of 1.8 per household, (221) 7.11 The Miami metropolitan area is served by five interstate highways operated by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in conjunction with local agencies Interstate 95 (I-95) runs north to south along the coast ending just south of Downtown Miami at South Dixie Highway (US 1) I-75 runs east to west turning south in western Broward County and connecting suburban north Miami-Dade to Naples on the Southwest Coast via Alligator Alley which transverses the Florida Everglades before turning north I-595 connects the Broward coast and downtown Fort Lauderdale to I-75 and Alligator Alley in Miami I-195 and I-395 relay the main I-95 route east to Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) and Miami Beach across Biscayne Bay via the Julia Tuttle and MacArthur causeways, Ryder Business Building 1992 Class of 2001. (35) 51.13 The Atlantic has contributed significantly to the development and economy of surrounding countries Besides major transatlantic transportation and communication routes the Atlantic offers abundant petroleum deposits in the sedimentary rocks of the continental shelves.