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Restoration In the 1980s Miami started to see an increase in immigrants from other nations such as Haiti As the Haitian population grew in Miami the area known today as "Little Haiti" emerged centered on Northeast Second Avenue and 54th Street in 1985 Xavier Suarez was elected as Mayor of Miami becoming the first Cuban mayor of a major city in the 1990s the presence of Haitians was acknowledged with Haitian Creole language signs in public places and ballots during voting. Of the county's 2.6 million total residents (as of 2013) approximately 52% live in unincorporated areas the majority of which are heavily suburbanized These residents are part of the Unincorporated Municipal Services Area (UMSA) for these residents the County fills the role of both lower- and upper-tier government the County Commission acting as their lower-tier municipal representative body Residents within UMSA pay a UMSA tax equivalent to a city tax which is used to provide County residents with equivalent city services (police fire zoning water and sewer etc.) Residents of incorporated areas do not pay UMSA tax.

As seen in 2006 the high-rise construction in Miami has inspired popular opinion of "Miami manhattanization" Surfside In 2003 the Miami Herald and El Universal of Mexico City created an international joint venture and in 2004 they together launched the Herald Mexico a short-lived English-language newspaper for readers in Mexico Its final issue was published in May 2007. BB&T Center home of the Florida Panthers, Cuban refugees arriving in crowded boats during the Mariel Boatlift crisis. . . A view of Biscayne National Park in Miami-Dade County, Partner Name Export (US$ Thousand) Import (US$ Thousand) Import Partner Share (%) Export Partner Share (%), According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in Miami (68%) with 39% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant and 27% professing Roman Catholic beliefs followed by Judaism (8%); Islam Buddhism Hinduism and a variety of other religions have smaller followings; atheism or no self-identifying organized religious affiliation was practiced by 24%.