California
California is a state in the western United States. It is bordered by Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the north, and Mexico to the south. With almost 40 million residents, it is the most populous state. The state capital is Sacramento, while Los Angeles is the most populous city. San Francisco, which is both a city and a county, is the second largest city, and the fifth most densely populated county in the country.
The state is the home of Hollywood, one of the largest film industries in the world. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles Area are widely seen as centers of the global technology and entertainment industries, respectively. Although it accounts for only 1.5% of the state's economy, California's agriculture industry has the highest output of any U.S. state. California's ports and harbors handle about a third of all U.S. imports. If California were a country, it would have the fifth largest economy in the world. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to four of the world's 10 largest companies and four of the world's 10 richest people.
The state is geographically diverse, with redwood and fir forests in the northwest, the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, and the mojave desert to the southeast. Although California is known for its Mediterranean climate, the large size of the state results in climates that vary from temperate rainforest to arid desert.
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State
Population
39,538,223
Inhabitant Demonym
Californian
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