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Nicknamed the Golden State, California is situated along the West Coast of the United States, and is the most populous state and third largest by area in the country.
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California is located along the Pacific coast of the United States,
bordered to the north by Oregon, to the west by Nevada and Arizona, and to the south by Mexico. The capital of California is Sacramento, though its largest city is Los Angeles. California is the most populous state in the United States, with an estimated population of over 38 million. California is the third largest state by area in the country, with a total of 163,696 square miles (423,970 square kilometers).

California is divided into 58 counties and 481 incorporated cities and towns. There are five major metropolitan areas in California, around which most of the states population resides. These metropolitan areas are Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, Riverside-San Bernadino, San Diego, and Sacramento.

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California Cities
  • Two of the top ten most populous cities in the United States are located in California: Los Angeles and San Diego.
  • Los Angeles lays claim to the world's largest outdoor amphitheater, the Hollywood Bowl.
  • Fresno, a city in Central California, proclaims itself the Raisin Capital of the World.
  • The California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento is the largest museum of its kind in North America.
  • Castroville, California is known as the Artichoke Capital of the World.
  • Fallbrook, California is known as the Avocado Capital of the World, and hosts the Avocado Festival annually.
  • More avocados are grown in this region than any other county in the nation.
  • San Francisco is home to the Pez Memorabilia Museum and the American Antique Slot Machine Museum.
  • Berkeley was the first city in America to mail education pamphlets on AIDS to every household in the city.
Facts about California
  • California is bigger than eighty-five of the smallest nations in the world.
  • San Francisco Bay is considered the world's largest landlocked harbor.
  • The California redwood is a prehistoric tree.
  • California is known by several nicknames including the Golden State, the Land of Milk and Honey, the El Dorado State, and the Grape State.
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    Flag of California
    The official flag of California is known as the 'Bear Flag'. The official flag of California was adopted in 1911 by the State Legislature.
    AbbreviationCA
    CapitalSacramento
    Largest CityLos Angeles
    Area163,696 square miles
    Population37,691,912
    Highest PointMount Whitney
    Official LanguageEnglish
    GovernorJerry Brown
    Lowest PointDeath Valley


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