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Located in the Florida Keys, Vice City enjoys a subtropical or near-tropical climate with year-long sunny weather, occasional strong winds and rainfall. It is also suggested in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories that the city is exposed to hurricanes, as is Miami. Early in the story in GTA: Vice City, bridges are closed to the public as Hurricane Hermione is believed to be approaching the city. Similarly, in GTA: Vice City Stories, Hurricane Gordy is believed to be approaching the city.

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''Main Article'' '': [[Vice City in GTA 1]]''

The [[Grand Theft Auto 1]] rendition featured Vice City only as a level of the game, which is dissimilar from the later versions of the city. Compared to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the Grand Theft Auto rendition of Vice City is more geographically accurate to Miami. Western Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and surrounding areas are depicted as "Vice Beach;" North Miami Beach and the Central Business District have been tagged as "Felicity". Eastern Vice City is made up of Miramire, Coral City, Greek Heights, Little Dominica, Little Bogota and Richman Heights, each representing the counties Broward and Dade. Districts and locations in the city include: Miramire, Little Dominica, Coral City, Vice Shores, Vice Beach, Little Bogota, Greek Heights, Felicity, Richman Heights, Banana Grove  and an unnamed island south of Vice Beach.

''Main Article: [[Vice City in GTA Vice City]]''

Vice City consists of two major islands and three smaller islands; both main islands are separated by a large body of water similar to that of Biscayne Bay, which separates Miami Beach with mainland Miami in real life. Each major island is divided into several districts. The population of Vice City is given at around 1.8 million.

''Main Article: [[Vice City in GTA Vice City Stories]]''

The Vice City featured in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] is based on the [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] version of the [[Vice City in GTA Vice City|city]], but set two years earlier in 1984. Vice City Stories contains several noticeable differences in its landscape from its "future" depiction.

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