Florida Panhandle

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The Florida Panhandle is the region of the state of Florida which includes the westernmost 16 counties in the state. It is a narrow strip lying between Alabama and Georgia to the north and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Culturally and in terms of history and climate, the region is more closely tied to the Deep South than peninsular Florida.

The following counties lie in the Panhandle:

Cities in the Panhandle include Tallahassee, Pensacola and Panama City. The Panhandle is known for the Redneck Riviera, the coast along the Gulf of Mexico, which hosts many college students during Spring break.

	State of Florida (Government \| History \| Floridians)
Capital:	Tallahassee
Largest cities:	Cape Coral \| Clearwater \| Coral Springs \| Fort Lauderdale \| Gainesville \| Hialeah \| Hollywood \| Jacksonville \| Miami \| Miami Gardens \| Miramar \| North Miami \| Orlando \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Port St. Lucie \| St. Petersburg \| Sunrise \| Tallahassee \| Tampa \| West Palm Beach
Regions:	Central Florida \| Emerald Coast \| First Coast \| Florida Panhandle \| Florida Keys \| Lee Island Coast \| Nature Coast \| North Central Florida \| Orlando Area \| South Florida \| Southwest Florida \| Space Coast \| Sun Coast \| Treasure Coast \| Tampa Bay Area
Counties:	Alachua \| Baker \| Bay \| Bradford \| Brevard \| Broward \| Calhoun \| Charlotte \| Citrus \| Clay \| Collier \| Columbia \| DeSoto \| Dixie \| Duval \| Escambia \| Flagler \| Franklin \| Gadsden \| Gilchrist \| Glades \| Gulf \| Hamilton \| Hardee \| Hendry \| Hernando \| Highlands \| Hillsborough \| Holmes \| Indian River \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Lafayette \| Lake \| Lee \| Leon \| Levy \| Liberty \| Madison \| Manatee \| Marion \| Martin \| Miami-Dade \| Monroe \| Nassau \| Okaloosa \| Okeechobee \| Orange \| Osceola \| Palm Beach \| Pasco \| Pinellas \| Polk \| Putnam \| Santa Rosa \| Sarasota \| Seminole \| St. Johns \| St. Lucie \| Sumter \| Suwannee \| Taylor \| Union \| Volusia \| Wakulla \| Walton \| Washington