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Miami located on the eastern seaboard of southeastern Florida is is recognized as a global city because of its importance in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade. Within the United States. Miami is the seventh-largest metro area with over 5.4 million residents which compares well to the cities of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago

Miami has many headquarters of international banks is a worldwide centre for popular entertainment, music, fashion, film performing arts and television. Miami's port is known for accommodating the largest volume of cruise ships in the world and is home to many cruise line headquarters.

Recently Miami has been the focus of a large construction boom with more than 50 skyscrapers rising over 400 feet (122 m) built or currently under construction - Miami's skyline is ranked third most impressive in the U.S., behind New York City and Chicago, and 18th in the world according to the Almanac of Architecture and Design.

Miami Beach is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Miami Beach has been one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts for almost a century

In 2008, Miami was ranked as "America's Cleanest City" according to Forbes Magazine for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs. In a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States (of four U. S. cities included in the survey) and the world's fifth-richest city, in terms of purchasing power.

Miami prospered during the 1920s with an increase in population and infrastructure but weakened after the collapse of the Florida land boom of the 1920s, the 1926 Miami Hurricane and the Great Depression in the 1930s. When World War II began, Miami, well-situated due to its location on the southern coast of Florida, played an important role in the battle against German submarines. The war helped to expand Miami's population; by 1940, 172,172 people lived in the city. After Fidel Castro rose to power in 1959, many Cubans sought refuge in Miami, further increasing the population. In the 1980s and 1990s, various crises struck South Florida, among them the Arthur McDuffie beating and the subsequent riot, drug wars, Hurricane Andrew, and the Elián González uproar. Nevertheless, in the latter half of the 20th century, Miami became a major international, financial, and cultural center.

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