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In terms of land area, Miami is one of the smallest major cities in the US. According to the US Census Bureau, the city encompasses a total area of 55.27 mi² (143.15 km²). Of that area, 35.67 mi² (92.68 km²) is land and 19.59 mi² (50.73 km²) is water. That means Miami consists over 400,000 people in a mere 35 sq miles (91 km²), making it one of the most built up cities in the US, along with New York City, San Francisco, and Chicago among others. Miami is located at 25°47`16?N, 80°13`27?W.

Miami (pronounced mi-am`e, mi-am`?) is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the US. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated populus of 404,048. It is the largest city inside the South Florida metropolitan area, which is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern US with 5.5 1,000,000 people. Miami and its surrounding cities make up the fifth largest citified area in the US. As of 2005, the United Nations estimates that the Miami Urban Agglomeration is the fourth largest in the US, and the 44th largest in the world.

Miami’s importance as an international financial and cultural center has elevated Miami to the status of world city. Because of Miami’s cultural and linguistic ties to North, South, and Central America, as well as the Caribbean, Miami is many times referred to as “The Gateway of the American Contents”. Florida’s large Spanish-speaking populus and strong economic ties to Latin America also make Miami and the surrounding region an important financial center of the Hispanic world.

As of 2007, Miami is undergoing a massive building boom that ranks second worldwide (and first in the US) for the most buildings under construction that will be over 492 feet (150 m), with over 24 of such buildings currently under construction. Miami’s skyline also currently ranks third in the U.S. behind Chicago and New York City (and 18th in the world) according to the 2006 Almanac of Architecture and Design. Including other nearby neighborhoods and cities, the Miami area has over 80 highrise towers under construction, such as the Biscayne Wall in Downtown Miami, a row of skyscrapers being built along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. Miami currently has the 5 tallest skyscrapers in the state of Florida with the tallest being the Four Seasons Hotel & Tower.

At only 35.68 sq miles (92 km²) of land area, Miami has the smallest land area of any major U.S. city with a metro area of at least 2.5 1,000,000 people. The city proper is home to less than 1 in 13 residents of the South Florida Metro Area. Additionally, 52% of Miami-Dade County’s populus doesn`t live in any incorporated city. Miami is the only major city in the US bordered by two national parks, Everglades National Park on the west, and Biscayne National Park on the east.

Miami was officially incorporated as a city on July 28, 1896, though the area was first inhabited for more than a thousand years by the Tequesta Indians and was claimed for Spain in 1566 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. A Spanish mission was established a year later in 1567. In 1836 Fort Dallas was built and afterward, was a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War. In the 1920s, Miami prospered through the Florida Land Boom of the 1920`s with an increase in populus and infrastructure. By 1940, 172,172 people stayed in the city and Miami had grown to become a large, growing city.