Miami (pron.: /maɪˈæmi/ or /maɪˈæmə/)[6]
is a city located on the Atlantic coast in
southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County.
The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of
408,568, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the Miami metropolitan
area, and the most populous
metropolis in the Southeastern United States.[7]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth most
populous and fourth-largest
urban area in the United States, with a population of around 5.5
million.[8][9]
Miami is a major center and a leader in finance, commerce, culture,
media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade.[10][11]
In 2010, Miami was classified as an Alpha- World City in the World Cities Study
Group’s inventory.[12] In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the
United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion,
education, and other sectors. It ranked thirty-third among global cities.[13]
In 2008, Forbes magazine
ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air
quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide
recycling programs.[14] According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as
the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in
terms of purchasing power.[15] Miami is nicknamed the "Capital
of Latin America",[1] is the second-largest U.S. city (after El Paso, Texas) with a Spanish-speaking majority,
and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.[16]
Downtown Miami and South Florida are home to the largest
concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large
national and international companies. [17][18]
The Civic Center
is a major center for hospitals, research institutes,
medical centers, and biotechnology
industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital
of the World," has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world.
It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest
port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.[19][20]
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