Miami is a city in southeastern Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city's population was 362,470, but the metropolitan areas's population was 5.4 million.

Miami has many links to Central America, Latin America, and the Caribbean, as well as being home to a large Spanish-speaking population, in particular a large Cuban community which makes up over a third of Miami's population. Because of these links with other parts of the western hemisphere, the city is sometimes known as the "Gateway to the Americas".

Miami is also the site of one of the largest and most important sea ports in the United States. The Port of Miami is used both for cargo, and passenger traffic, and is in fact the busiest passenger port in the country, and has been for over a decade. It is from the sea port that Miami gets two of its other nicknames: "Cargo Gateway of the Americas", and "Cruise Capital of the World" - the latter in recognition of the many cruise ships which sail from the port.

Attractions in the Miami area include:

- Miami MetroZoo

- Monkey Jungle

- Parrot Jungle Island

Here is some more information about the area:

- Some of the major companies headquartered in Miami include Burger King and Lennar.

- The main airport serving Miami is Miami International Airport.

- Professional sports teams in Miami include the baseball team, the Florida Marlins, the NBA basketball team, the Miami Heat, the NFL American football team, the Miami Dolphins, and the USL-1 soccer team, Miami FC.