Queensland in Australia was the first and is the official "sunshine state".
Florida in the US also use the nickname "sunshine state", but are not the original state to have the nickname.
Some residents of South Dakota in the US refer to their state as the "sunshine state", however it is not an official nickname.
Although some people believe California is actually the Sunshine State, this term is referring to the official state nickname of Florida. Dr. dre famously quoted California as the sunshine state in a song that led to some misconceptions.
There are two Sunshine States.
The original is Queensland of Australia.
The second is Florida of United States.
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Florida is known as the Sunshine State.
Florida is known as the sunshine state.
the sunshine state, too?
In the U.S. Florida, New Mexico and South Dakota have been nicknamed 'The Sunshine State'. Queensland in Australia is also nicknamed 'The Sunshine State'.
The original Sunshine State is the state of Queensland in Australia.The USA like the idea of a "Sunshine State", so they use the nickname for their state of Florida.Sunshine State is also a comic by DC Comics artist Graham Nolan.
"Sunshine State" was adopted as the State Nickname by the 1970 Legislature. Previously, official sanction for this nickname could be inferred from the law requiring use of Sunshine State on motor vehicle licenses.
Florida is called the sunshine state
Tallahassee is the capital in the U.S. state of Florida.
Tallahassee is the capital in the U.S. state of Florida.
Florida, California, New Mexico, and South Dakota have all been referred to as the Sunshine State. However, the term is only official for Florida. Also, the Australian state of Queensland is referred to as the Sunshine State.
New South Wales is often referred to as the "First State". It was previously known as the Premier State.
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