Cruise ship capital of the world; 3,642,990 passengers in 2002.
  
Third largest U.S. airport for international passengers (more than 30 million passengers annually).
   
Financial Capital of Latin America and the Caribbean:

• 38 State licensed foreign bank agencies with $12.5 billion in deposits
• 13 Edge Act banks with $7 billion in deposits
• 59 Commercial banks and 11 thrift institutions with 38.8 billion in deposits
• More than 500 multinational corporations
• 61 foreign consulate offices
• 25 foreign trade offices
• 40 bi-national chambers of commerce 

Average daily winter temperature: 67 degrees (January)

The coldest months are December through February (61 – 77 degrees)

Average daily summer temperature: 82 degrees (July)

The warmest months are July and August when the temperature ranges from 76 – 91 degrees  

 
 
Population:
2,313,047

Registered drivers:  
1,598,322 

   Registered cars: 
1,481,239

Registered voters: 
817,628 

Telephones (Residential);
1,012,493 (2000)

Electric Customers: 
926,535

Parks and Recreational Areas:
 1,198,934 acres 
    
Registered boats:
53,290
 
Gallons of water used daily:
 650 million
 
Acres of farmland:
 85,306
 
Volumes in Public Library:
 3.8 million
 
Single-family housing starts:
 6,041 (1999)
 
Multi-family housing unit starts:
 5,683  (1999)
 
   
Hotels:
 277 with 35,196 rooms
 
   Motels:
 189 with 11,937 rooms
 
Broadcast Television Stations:
 13
 
            AM Radio Stations:
 15
 
 FM Radio Stations:
 19
 

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