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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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Bakersfield, California

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

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Long Beach, California

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

Source Los Angeles (Wikipedia)

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

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Source Pasadena, California (Wikipedia)

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

Source Sacramento (Wikipedia)

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

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

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Source Stanford, California (Wikipedia)

California is a state of the United States.

Source California (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Sacramento is the capital of California.

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

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Born: California (United States) (state)

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California, United States

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As one of the originators of the Earth Day concept, Argüelles founded the first Whole Earth Festival in 1970, at Davis, California.

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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.

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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.

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To prove malicious prosecution in California, the plaintiff must show:

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1. California (Wikipedia)

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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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Los Angeles (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Los Angeles, Lead section

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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)

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California

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Stanford, California (Wikipedia)

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California

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Berkeley, California (Wikipedia)

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California

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Arizona (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Arizona, Lead section, borders California

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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

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California

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Oakland (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Oakland, Infobox, State

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California

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San Diego (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: San Diego, Infobox, State

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California

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San Francisco (Wikipedia)

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California

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