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See also: List of tallest buildings in Miami Florida International University (24.5) High schools 2.1.1 The Community Mental Health Clinic. Economy Sawgrass marshes and sloughs, Main article: Miami accent The Miami Metropolitan Area has the highest GDP of all the metro areas in Florida with $344.9 billion in 2017 This is more than twice the number of the next metro area the Tampa Bay Area which has a GDP of $145.3 billion the economy of Florida is driven almost entirely by its nineteen metropolitan areas in 2004 they had a combined total of 95.7% of the state's domestic product. . . Some Other Race 4.2% 3.2% 3.6% 32.2% State of Florida Downtown skyline circa 1930s with the Florida East Coast Railway passenger train station and the Dade County Courthouse in the foreground. The Miami Herald's former headquarters on Biscayne Bay in the Arts & Entertainment District of Downtown Miami; the paper moved from its waterfront headquarters in 2013 to a location in suburban Doral.[needs update] the Herald building was demolished in 2014; Downtown is served by the Miami Metrorail at Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Government Center and Brickell stations accessible from Broward and Palm Beach counties via Tri-Rail transfer station the Metro connects to the Downtown Metromover which encompasses 22 stations on the clockwise Inner (or Downtown) loop and counterclockwise Brickell and Omni branch loops Government Center station is Downtown's main station and allows for transfers to all Metromover loops Metrorail trains and Metrobus lines at the Stephen P Clark Government Center, In the 1980s Miami became one of the United States' largest transshipment point for cocaine from Colombia Bolivia and Peru the drug industry brought billions of dollars into Miami which were quickly funneled through front organizations into the local economy Luxury car dealerships five-star hotels condominium developments swanky nightclubs major commercial developments and other signs of prosperity began rising all over the city As the money arrived so did a violent crime wave that lasted through the early 1990s the popular television program Miami Vice which dealt with counter-narcotics agents in an idyllic upper-class rendition of Miami spread the city's image as one of America's most glamorous subtropical paradises, Florida also has more than 500 nonnative animal species and 1,000 nonnative insects found throughout the state Some exotic species living in Florida include the Burmese python green iguana veiled chameleon Argentine black and white tegu peacock bass mayan cichlid lionfish White-nosed coati rhesus macaque vervet monkey Cuban tree frog cane toad Indian peafowl monk parakeet tui parakeet and many more Some of these nonnative species do not pose a threat to any native species but some do threaten the native species of Florida by living in the state and eating them. The racial makeup of the population of the Miami area [6,066,387] as of 2016:, In the 1980s Miami started to see an increase in immigrants from other nations such as Haiti As the Haitian population grew in Miami the area known today as "Little Haiti" emerged centered on Northeast Second Avenue and 54th Street in 1985 Xavier Suarez was elected as Mayor of Miami becoming the first Cuban mayor of a major city in the 1990s the presence of Haitians was acknowledged with Haitian Creole language signs in public places and ballots during voting.

. . 2.1.1 Types of operations Ethnicity: Asian: 1.5% In 2010 more than 63% of state voters approved the initiated Amendments 5 and 6 to the state constitution to ensure more fairness in districting These have become known as the Fair District Amendments As a result of the 2010 United States Census Florida gained two House of Representative seats in 2012 the legislature issued revised congressional districts in 2012 which were immediately challenged in court by supporters of the above amendments. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defined the limits of the oceans and seas in 1953 but some of these definitions have been revised since then and some are not used by various authorities institutions and countries see for example the CIA World Factbook Correspondingly the extent and number of oceans and seas varies, View from one of the higher points in Miami west of downtown the highest natural point in the city of Miami is in Coconut Grove near the bay along the Miami Rock Ridge at 24 feet (7.3 m) above sea level. Coconut Creek 52,909 43,566 Broward (Miami-Dade County) 2,253,362 2,496,435 2,761,581 +10.62% Greater Downtown Miami is located in FloridaGreater Downtown Miami Miami Senior High School Miami's oldest continuously used high school structure.