Florida
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.
Why could the entire US also be called a state?
Why could the entire US also be called a state?
California
Arizona
Washington-see below
North Dakota
Of the US states, Michigan and Washington receive the least amount of sunshine per year.
There is a state in the USA called Illinois. It is located in the Midwest and has the 5th highest population of all the US states. It is also the 25th largest state.
The Sunshine State is the official nickname of the United States' state of Florida. To the owners of the prestigious title of a US citizen, there are really no standards to be filled to live there. One must simply move to Florida.
Florida is nicknamed the "Sunshine State."
In Hawaii. And it's on the Big Island, also called Hawaii.