Also popular with tourists are the Big Cypress Swamp and The Everglades, a large area of subtropical wetlands in the southern portion of Florida. Show Adding to the state's attractiveness is the pleasant climate which ranges from sub-tropical to tropical. As mentioned above, the State of Florida is situated on a peninsula, which consists of karst limestone sitting atop a bedrock known as the Florida Platform. The peninsula is bordered by the Gulf of Mexico in the west, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and by the Straits of Florida in the south. Several Caribbean countries are geographically close to Florida, particularly The Bahamas and Cuba. Baldwin County (Alabama) tops any of the five Florida Panhandle counties -- as well as any Alabama county -- in lodgings revenue The Baldwin County beach area (Gulf Shores & Orange Beach) now have more hotel and condominium units than Charleston, S.C. In 2006, Baldwin County had 4.4 million visitors, who spent $1.96 billion. The $242 million spent on lodgings in Baldwin hotel rooms or condominiums was more than in any other Alabama county or each of the five counties of the Florida Panhandle. Almost 1/3 of the State of Alabama's Annual Lodgings Tax:
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