County Fun Facts

County Profile

• Miami-Dade County has over 2.7 million residents
• County has 34 municipalities; largest is City of Miami
• Budget of over $8 billion

Multicultural Community

• Residents come from more than 121 countries
• Speak 68 languages
• Students are taught in 16 languages

Gateway to the Americas-and the World

• More than 100 international consulates, trade offices, and bi-national chambers of commerce that support the worldwide flow of goods and services
• Miami-Dade has skilled multilingual, multicultural workforce drawn from more than 100 nations
• Strong, growing domestic economy serving more than 5.5 million South Floridians
• Miami-Dade is one of the World's leading metropolitan areas for global companies, with a roster of more than 1,000 multinational corporations
• More than 2 million residents come from all areas of the World, including Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia
• More than 100 financial institutions
• Hosted first Summit of the Americas in 1994

Port of Miami

• Approximately 35 shipping lines sail from Miami to more than 250 other seaports in more than 100 countries
• Known as the Cruise Capital of the World, the Port of Miami welcomes in more than 3.7 million passengers
• Top container port in the state of Florida
• In 2007, the Port totaled 7.84 million annual tons

Miami International Airport

• MIA ranks as the World's 28th busiest airport
• Ranked #1 in the U.S. for air cargo, with 1.76 million tons of volume
• There are over 80 airlines serving MIA to approximately 150 destinations around the globe
• MIA saw 32.5 million passengers in 2006
• MIA and the General Aviation Airports' annual economic impact is $25.6 billion

Good Neighbor

• Fire Rescue assisted at disasters throughout the World-including World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina

Film & Entertainment

• World Class Film & Entertainment Capital
• 2400 motion picture and video businesses
• 214 production companies
• 18 sound stages
• 126 Post Production Facilities
• 30+ cable networks
• 200+ advertising agencies
• 20 recording studios
• Gateway to Latin America
• Skilled Crews and Talent and State of the Art Production Facilities
• Telenovela Production and Distribution Center
• Unique Scenic Locations

Arts and Culture

• World-class Children's Museum, Miami Museum of Science, and the Miami Art Museum
• Jackie Gleason Theater, Coconut Grove Playhouse and hundreds others attract major international performers
• World-famous Miami City Ballet is the fastest-growing ballet company is U.S.
• Florida Grand Opera at Miami-Dade County Auditorium
• Performing Arts Center with two major auditoriums for opera and ballet and home of the New World Symphony

Sports and Recreation

• Miami and Miami Beach rank among the top 10 of Americans' favorite vacation destinations in the U.S. in a poll of travel agents for Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates
• Great gourmet restaurants; magnificent beaches, nightclubs and shops
• Home of the Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins, Miami Heat, Florida Panthers, University of Miami Hurricanes and the Orange Bowl Classic, well as Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park
• Famous attractions: Jungle Island, Monkey Jungle, Miami Seaquarium, Everglades National Park and Fairchild Tropical Gardens
• More than 30 public and private golf courses as well as 250 public tennis courts

Education

• County has eight colleges and universities
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools System is the nation's 4th largest school district
• Miami-Dade has four public senior high schools ranked among the top 100 in the country by Newsweek Magazine
• Several colleges and universities in Miami offer film programs: AI International Fine Arts College; University of Miami School of Communication; Miami-Dade College School of Entertainment; Florida International University Film Studies program