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| Capital
City: |
Sacramento |
| Location: |
38.54623 N, 121.42660 W |
| Area: |
163,707 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
32,268,000; (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
September 9th,
1850; 31st state |
| Song: |
I
love you, California |
| Nickname: |
Golden State |
| Origin of states
name: |
Named by Spanish after Califia, a
mythical |
| |
paradise in a Spanish romance written by
Montalvo |
| Time
zone: |
Pacific |
| Other Cities: |
Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose,
San Francisco; |
| Border
States: |
Arizona,
Nevada, Oregon |
| Geographic Center: |
38 miles east of Madera |
| Presidential
Birthplace: |
Richard M.
Nixon, 1969 - 1974 |
| Coastline: |
840 miles |
| Highest
Point: |
14,494 feet; Mt.
Whitney |
| Agriculture: |
Vegetables, fruits & nuts,
dairy products, cattle, |
| |
nursery stock, grapes. |
| Industry: |
Electronic
equipment, aerospace, film production, |
| |
petroleum, computers &
computer software, tourism. |
| National Park: |
Yosemite, Channel Island, Redwood. |
| Topography: |
Long mountainous
coastline, central valley, Sierra |
| |
Nevada, southern dessert
basins, rugged mountains. |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 75 to 91 |
| Temperature
Winter: |
F° 35 to 61 |
| Flower: |
Golden poppy |
| Tree: |
California
redwood |
| Newspapers: |
The
Sacramento Bee |
| Attractions: |
California
Attractions. Roadside America |
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