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California

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California is the most populous U.S. state, stretching along the Pacific coast of the Western United States between Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and Mexico. Admitted to the Union in 1850 as the 31st state, its capital is Sacramento while Los Angeles is its largest city. The state's geography spans Sierra Nevada peaks, the Central Valley and the Mojave and Colorado deserts, and its economy is the largest of any U.S. state.

Facts
Capital
Sacramento 1
Population
39,355,309 1
2025 estimate from California's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
423,970 1
Admission Year
1850 1
Admitted to the Union September 9, 1850 (31st state), per the infobox.
Latitude
37 degrees north 1
Longitude
120 degrees west 1
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Adjacent To

Arizona, States or Territories
Source Arizona (Wikipedia)
Nevada, States or Territories
Source California (Wikipedia)
Oregon, States or Territories
Source California (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Bakersfield, California, Cities
Berkeley, Cities
Source Berkeley, California (Wikipedia)
Fresno, Cities

Fresno is a city in the San Joaquin Valley of California.

Source Fresno (Wikipedia)
Long Beach, California, Cities
Los Angeles, Cities

Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

Source Los Angeles (Wikipedia)
Oakland, Cities

Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.

Source Oakland (Wikipedia)
Pasadena, Cities
Source Pasadena, California (Wikipedia)
Sacramento, Cities

Sacramento is in the U.S. state of California.

Source Sacramento (Wikipedia)
San Diego, Cities

San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California.

Source San Diego (Wikipedia)
San Francisco, Cities

San Francisco is the fourth-most populous city in California.

Source San Francisco (Wikipedia)
Stanford, Cities
Source Stanford, California (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

California is a state of the United States.

Source California (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Benicia, California, Cities
Source Benicia, California (Wikipedia)
Sacramento, Cities

Sacramento is the capital of California.

Source Sacramento (Wikipedia)

Long-Form Articles

How the gold rush carried California to statehood and sent its capital wandering, Articles
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California

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Dorothy Liebes

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Kaffe Fassett

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Source Wikidata: Kaffe Fassett
Millard Sheets

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Source Getty ULAN artist record 500023740, Sheets, MillardBirth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: California (United States) (state)
Cheese zombie

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Source Cheese zombie (Wikipedia)Lead, Concord version
Quote, Lead, Concord version
A second type of cheese zombie was invented in Concord, California, in 1963 by Decla Phillips and Helen Ballock, bakers employed at Mount Diablo High School.
HP 200A

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Source HP 200A (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The HP 200A Audio Oscillator, first built in 1938, was the first product made by Hewlett-Packard and was manufactured in David Packard's garage in Palo Alto, California.
Ice Resurfacer

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Source Ice resurfacer (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The first ice resurfacer was developed by American inventor and engineer Frank Zamboni in 1949 in Paramount, California.

Location Of

Golden State Killer Case

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Zodiac Killer Case

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Of Mice and Men

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Source Of Mice and Men (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph, sentence naming the settingtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, sentence naming the setting
It describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California, searching for jobs during the Great Depression.
Mexican-American War

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Source Wikipedia: Mexican-American WarInfobox: locationtier 4
Quote, Infobox: location
Texas, New Mexico, California; Northern, Central, and Eastern Mexico; Mexico City

Site Of

NeXT

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Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad

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Osborne Computer Corporation

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Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)

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Pacific Electric

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Palm, Inc.

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Palmdale Railroad

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Patagonia, Inc.

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Pixar

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Poshmark

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Proterra

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RAND Corporation

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Riot Games, Inc.

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Source Wikipedia: Riot Gamestier 2
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

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Sony Pictures Studios

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Southern California Railway

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SpaceXAI LLC

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Strand Releasing

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Sun Microsystems

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SureFire

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System Development Corporation

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Tandem Computers

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Source Tandem Computers (Wikipedia)History, Founding
Quote, History, Founding
Tandem headquarters in Cupertino, California, were a quarter mile away from the HP offices.
The Bruery

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TIBCO Software

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Triangle Film Corporation

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Universal Music Group

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Source Wikipedia: Universal Music Grouptier 2
Universal Studios Hollywood

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Vertical (film company)

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Source Wikipedia: Vertical (film company)tier 2
Virgin Galactic

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Source Virgin Galactic (Wikipedia)Lead, headquartered in
Quote, Lead, headquartered in
Headquartered in California with launches in New Mexico
Wind River Systems

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Yreka Western Railroad

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Zilog

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Zuma Press

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Electronic Arts

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Source Electronic Arts (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States
GNOME Foundation

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Source GNOME Foundation (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
non-profit organization based in Orinda, California
Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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Source Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States
MicroUnity

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Source MicroUnity (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
located in Los Altos, California
Mozilla Foundation

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Source Mozilla Foundation (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
based in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View, California
PARC

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Source PARC (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
is a research and development company in Palo Alto, California
Pixar

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Source Pixar (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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Source SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
research and development center in Menlo Park, California
SRI International

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Source SRI International (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
headquartered in Menlo Park, California, United States
University of California, Irvine

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Source University of California, Irvine (Wikipedia)Lead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
research university in Irvine, California, United States
Bertram Forer

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Source Bertram Forer (reference article)Wikipedia contributorsInfobox: death_placetier 3
Quote, Infobox: death_place
Ventura, California
Doreen Virtue

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Source Doreen Virtue (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributorsInfobox: birth_placetier 3
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
California, United States
Harold Camping

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Jose Arguelles

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Source José Argüelleslead paragraph
Quote, lead paragraph
As one of the originators of the Earth Day concept, Argüelles founded the first Whole Earth Festival in 1970, at Davis, California.
Marshall Applewhite

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Source Marshall Applewhite (Wikipedia)lead paragraph
Quote, lead paragraph
After Applewhite's release, he and Nettles travelled to California and Oregon, eventually gaining a group of committed "students." They told their followers that they would be visited by extraterrestrials who would provide them with new bodies.
Stephen McNallen

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Source Stephen McNallen (Wikipedia)lead paragraphtier 2
Quote, lead paragraph
Moving to Northern California, McNallen began a career as a school teacher; during the summer vacations he travelled the world as a military journalist, writing articles for Soldier of Fortune magazine.
Victor Henry Anderson

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Found There

Malicious Prosecution

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Source Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: Malicious prosecutionOpening paragraphs
Quote, Opening paragraphs
To prove malicious prosecution in California, the plaintiff must show:
Miracle Cars Scam

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Source Wikipedia: Miracle cars scamLead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
an advance-fee scam run from 1997 to 2002 by Californians James R. Nichols and Robert Gomez
1700 Cascadia Earthquake

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Source 1700 Cascadia earthquake (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The megathrust earthquake involved the Juan de Fuca plate from mid-Vancouver Island, south along the Pacific Northwest coast as far as northern California.
Rainbow Basin

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Cupan languages

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Takic languages

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Yok-Utian languages

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Yokuts language

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Yukian Languages

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Source Yuki-Wappo languages (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Yuki-Wappo or Yukian languages are a small extinct language family of western California consisting of two distantly related languages.
Constitution of California

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"Balaenoptera" ryani

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Source "Balaenoptera" ryani (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
from the late Miocene of California
Actiocyon leardi

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Source Actiocyon (Wikipedia)History and taxonomy, type locality
Quote, History and taxonomy, type locality
In 1938 Robert Leard collected mammalian fossils in Ventura County, California
Aepycamelus alexandrae

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Aepycamelus alexandraeOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Allen's chipmunk

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Source Allen's chipmunk (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Occurring in California, Oregon, and Nevada, it is a common species of the Sierra Nevada.
Alpine chipmunk

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Source Tamias alpinus (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
are found exclusively in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of eastern and central California.
Aulophyseter morricei

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Source Aulophyseter (Wikipedia)History of discovery, Temblor Formation
Quote, History of discovery, Temblor Formation
Temblor Formation, California
Balaenoptera bertae

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Source Balaenoptera bertae (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
in the region of today's San Francisco Bay Area
Bassariscus antiquus

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Bassariscus antiquusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Bassariscus casei

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Bassariscus caseiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Belding's ground squirrel

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Source Belding's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
In California, it often is found at 6,500 to 11,800 feet (2,000
Bull Kelp

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Source Bull kelp (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
It ranges from Unimak Island, Alaska to California
California chipmunk

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Source Tamias obscurus (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
California in a series of disjunct populations. Their range also extends southward,
California ground squirrel

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Spermophilus beecheyi (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
is found throughout most of California, most of Western Oregon and portions of Western
Calystegia occidentalis

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Source Calystegia occidentalis (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
It is native to California and Oregon
Camelops hesternus

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops hesternusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Camelops minidokae

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Camelops minidokaeOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Capricamelus gettyi

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Capricamelus gettyiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Cuyamacamelus jamesi

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Cuyamacamelus jamesiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Dall's Porpoise

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Source Wikipedia: Dall's porpoiseDistribution and habitattier 2
Quote, Distribution and habitat
Dall's porpoises are limited to the North Pacific: in the east from California to the Bering Sea and Okhotsk Sea, and in the west down to the Sea of Japan.
Douglas squirrel

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Source Animal Diversity Web: Tamiasciurus douglasii (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
northern California, west and central Oregon, western Washington and southwestern British Columbia, Canada
Dusignathus seftoni

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Source Dusignathus (Wikipedia)Discovery and naming
Quote, Discovery and naming
specimens recovered during a paleontological mitigation project in southern California
Erythronium citrinum

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Source Erythronium citrinum (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
It is found in southwest Oregon and adjacent northwest California.
Gomphotaria pugnax

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Source Gomphotaria (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
found along the coast of what is now California, during the late Miocene
Hemiauchenia edensis

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Hemiauchenia edensisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Hemiauchenia macrocephala

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Hemiauchenia macrocephalaOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Hemitomes

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Source Hemitomes (Wikipedia)Distribution, southern end
Quote, Distribution, southern end
The native range of this species is British Columbia to California.
Idiophyseter merriami

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Source Idiophyseter (Wikipedia)Lead, range
Quote, Lead, range
Its fossils have been found in Templeton California.
Imagotaria downsi

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Source Imagotaria (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
Fossils of Imagotaria are known from the early late Miocene of California
Lesser long-nosed bat

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Source Lesser long-nosed bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
In the north, they reach southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Lodgepole chipmunk

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Source Tamias speciosus (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
is contained primarily within California. Populations occupy the eastern side of
Long-eared chipmunk

Also in Nature Atlas: found in this subject.

Source Tamias quadrimaculatus (Animal Diversity Web)Geographic Range
Quote, Geographic Range
abundant and widespread throughout the northern Sierra Nevada of California
Martinogale faulli

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Source Martinogale (Wikipedia)Martinogale faulli, type locality
Quote, Martinogale faulli, type locality
from a partial skull found in the Late Clarendonian Dove Spring Formation, from Kern County, California
Megacamelus merriami

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Megacamelus merriamiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Megatylopus matthewi

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Megatylopus matthewiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Merriam's chipmunk

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Source Merriam's chipmunk (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
found in central and southern California in the United States
Merriam's ground squirrel

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Source Merriam's ground squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Quote, Distribution and habitat, where it lives
Some populations extend south of the state line into the extreme north-eastern corner of California
Michenia agatensis

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Michenia agatensisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Michenia mudhillsensis

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Michenia mudhillsensisOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Miolabis californicus

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Miolabis californicusOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"
Miolabis fricki

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Source The Paleobiology Database: Occurrences of Miolabis frickiOccurrence record, place
Quote, Occurrence record, place
"state": "California"

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1. California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Sacramento
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 39355309
  • Lead section
    With a population of over 39 million across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the most populous U.S. state and the third largest by land area.
  • Article text
    It organized itself and was admitted as the 31st state in 1850 as a free state, following the Compromise of 1850.
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 37, lon -120
  • Lead section
    California is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
View the Source
Wikidata: California
Wikidata Q99, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Los Angeles (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Los Angeles, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Los Angeles, Lead section
Los Angeles (often shortened as LA or L.A.) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California.
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Pasadena, California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Pasadena, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Pasadena, Infobox, State
California
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Stanford, California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Stanford, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Stanford, Infobox, State
California
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Berkeley, California (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Berkeley, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Berkeley, Infobox, State
California
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Arizona (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders California
Quote, Adjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders California
sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
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Fresno (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Fresno, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Fresno, Infobox, State
California
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Oakland (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Oakland, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Oakland, Infobox, State
California
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San Diego (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: San Diego, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: San Diego, Infobox, State
California
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San Francisco (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: San Francisco, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: San Francisco, Infobox, State
California
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Benicia, California (Wikipedia)
Has Capital: Benicia, California, Lead, capital of California
Quote, Has Capital: Benicia, California, Lead, capital of California
It served as the capital of California for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854.
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