{"id":83109,"date":"2022-09-03T12:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T12:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/?p=83109"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T00:12:22","slug":"florida-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/states\/florida\/florida-flag.html","title":{"rendered":"Florida Flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/florida-flag-coloring-page.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/florida-flag-outline.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.mapsofworld.com\/usa\/state-flags\/florida-flag-coloring-page.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Picture of Blank Florida Flag For Kids to Color<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row sec-wrapper\">\n<h2>About the Flag of Florida<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p>The term &#8216;<b>Five Flags of Florida<\/b>&#8216; refers to the five nations, which have ruled over Florida at some point of time. 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