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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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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

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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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)

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Golden State Killer Case

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Sunset Boulevard

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Atari, Inc.

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Auburn Alehouse

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Be Inc.

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Butler Amusements

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Consumers' Cooperative of Berkeley

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Convergent Technologies

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Cooper Companies, Inc.

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Crown International Pictures

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Deckers Brands

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Destination Films

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Devil's Canyon Brewing Company

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Digital Research

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DirecTV

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DreamWorks Animation

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Earthbound Farm

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Eel River Brewing Company

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Electric Entertainment

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Emerson Knives

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Source Emerson Knives (Wikipedia)Infobox: hq_location
Quote, Infobox: hq_location
Torrance, California
Etheric Networks

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Franklin Resources, Inc.

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Gener8Xion Entertainment

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems

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General Magic

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Icon Aircraft

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iXsystems

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Koniku

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Legoland California

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Librascope

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Lockheed Corporation

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Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Railroad

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Lucid Group

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Lundberg Family Farms

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Mad River Brewing Company

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Mattel, Inc.

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MIPS Technologies

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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:
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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Constitution of California

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Sources
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.
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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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