Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most densely populated county in Florida and the eighth most populous in the United States with a population of 2,500,625. 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 399,457, it is the main city, center, and the most populous of the South Florida metropolitan area, the city's most populous metropolis in the Southeast United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Miami metro area is the area most densely populated urban seventh and fifth largest in the United States, with a population of about 5,547,051 in 2009.
Miami is a major hub and a leader in finance, trade, culture, media, entertainment, arts, and international trade. In 2010, Miami ranks seventh in the United States in matters of finance, trade, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked thirty-third among global cities.
In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "Cleanest Cities of America", for year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling program. 2009 According to a UBS study of 73 cities in the world, Miami ranks as the richest city in the United States, and the fifth-richest city in the world in terms of purchasing power.
This place is dubbed as 'America's Playgorund' because you can play a speedboat, a sailboat and enjoy the beauty of the sea by cruise ship. South Beach, is one of the pre-eminent place in Miami and never empty of visitors. The stars like Shakira, Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce like to spend their leisure time with the club all-night party while accompanied by Latin music, jazz and blues.
