Editing East Coast of the United States (section)

==Culture==
{{wide image|BiscayneBayPanorama.jpg|1200px|Panoramic view of [[Biscayne Bay]] from [[PortMiami]] with [[Greater Downtown Miami|Downtown Miami]] (on left) and [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] (in background on right)||none}}
[[File:Fast-Paced Streets of New York City.jpg|thumb|The fast-paced streets of [[New York City]], the largest city in the United States, in January 2020]]
As the first spot in the United States that immigrants arrived and the close proximity of [[Europe]], the [[Caribbean]], and [[Latin America]], the East Coast is home to a diverse population and home to multi-cultures when compared to the rest of the U.S. From the strong [[Latin]] culture in [[southern Florida]], to the 200-year-old [[Gullah]] culture of the low country coastal islands of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[South Carolina]], to the many historic cities in the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|Mid-Atlantic]], where a strong English, German, Italian, Irish, and French culture are present, the East Coast is significantly more diverse than the rest of the United States. Numerous [[Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatowns]] in [[New York City]], and [[Little Havana]] in [[Miami]], are examples of such cultural centers in the bigger cities.

The East Coast is home to much of the political and financial power and a center for resort and travel destinations in the United States. [[New York City]] is the most populous city in the country and a major world financial center. Seventy-one of the world's Fortune 500 companies have their corporate headquarters in New York City, while [[Midtown Manhattan]], with 400 million square feet of office space in 2018, is the largest [[central business district]] in the world. [[Washington, D.C.]] is the federal capital and political nerve center of the United States. Many organizations such as defense contractors, civilian contractors, nonprofit organizations, lobbying firms, trade unions, industry trade groups and professional associations have their headquarters in or near Washington, D.C., in order to be close to the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]].

[[Miami]] is one of the top domestic and international travel destinations in the United States. Miami is the warmest major city in the continental United States in winter, which contributes to it being a major tourism hub for international visitors. Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States, and the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 439 high-rises, 68 of which exceed 490&nbsp;ft (149 m). [[Port of Miami]] is the busiest cruise port in the world in both passenger traffic and cruise lines, with over 5.5 million cruise passengers passing through the port each year. The center for tropical plant culture and research in the United States is based in Miami at [[Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden]]. The state of Florida is the second-largest producer of [[orange (fruit)|orange]]s in the world behind [[Brazil]].