The city of Miami is a large city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, with approximately 383,000 people and is the county seat at the same time. The city itself is not particularly large, with a total area of 143.1 square kilometres and has car hire numerous car hire companies rent one. The agglomeration of South Florida Metropolitan area but includes many smaller cities and a total of 2.2 million inhabitants. The name "Miami" comes from the native American word Mayaimi (great Lake).
The Miami International Airport is Miami's most important, which is one of the largest airports in the world at all. More than 35 million passengers are handled each year. At the same time, the airport is headquarters of the airline American Airlines. The large number of international connections offer a good accessibility. Additional, appropriate for the international aviation airports are the "Hollywood International Airport" in Fort Lauderdale and the "Palm Beach International Airport".
Sightseeing in Miami and in the region are for example the Art Deco district in Miami Beach, neighbouring or the Seaquarium in Key Biscayne. The Cuban area around the Calle Ocho is one of Miami's greatest tourist attractions. In addition, Miami is starting point of many travel with the car in the nearby Everglades. Miami Central Park is the largest city park in the city.