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Miami (pronounced maɪˈæmi or maɪˈæmə) is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city[Inventory of World Cities. Globalization and World Cities (GaWC) Study Group and Network. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.] with an estimated population of 404,048. It is the largest city within the South Florida metropolitan area, which is the largest metropolitan area in the Southeastern United States with 5.5 million people. Miami and its surrounding cities make up the fifth largest urban area in the United States.[List of Population of Urbanized Areas. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.] As of 2005, the United Nations estimates that the Miami Urban Agglomeration is the fourth largest in the United States, and the 44th largest in the world.[Table A.12. Population of urban agglomerations with 750,000 inhabitants or more in 2005, by country, 1950-2015. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2005 Revision. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs/Population Division. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.]
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