California
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Nickname:
The Golden State
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Motto: | |
Anthem: "I Love You, California" |
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Country | United States |
Before statehood | Mexican Cession unorganized territory |
Admitted to the Union | September 9, 1850; 174 years ago (1850-09-09) (31st) |
Capital | Sacramento |
Largest city | Los Angeles |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Los Angeles |
Government | |
• Governor | Gavin Newsom (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
Legislature | State Legislature |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | State Assembly |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of California |
U.S. senators | Alex Padilla (D) Laphonza Butler (D) |
U.S. House delegation |
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Area | |
• Total | 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km2) |
• Land | 155,959 sq mi (403,932 km2) |
• Water | 7,737 sq mi (20,047 km2) 4.7% |
• Rank | 3rd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 760 mi (1,220 km) |
• Width | 250 mi (400 km) |
Elevation | 2,900 ft (880 m) |
Highest elevation | 14,505 ft (4,421.0 m) |
Lowest elevation | −279 ft (−85.0 m) |
Population
(2023)
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• Total | 38,940,231[6] |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 251.3/sq mi (97/km2) |
• Rank | 11th |
• Median household income | $78,700[7] |
• Income rank | 5th |
Demonym(s) | Californian Californio (archaic Spanish) Californiano (Spanish) |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
• Spoken language | |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
CA
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ISO 3166 code | US-CA |
Traditional abbreviation | Calif., Cal., Cali. |
Latitude | 32°32′ N to 42° N |
Longitude | 114°8′ W to 124°26′ W |
Website | ca |
California
|
|
---|---|
Nickname:
The Golden State
[1]
|
|
Motto: | |
Anthem: "I Love You, California" |
|
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Mexican Cession unorganized territory |
Admitted to the Union | September 9, 1850; 174 years ago (1850-09-09) (31st) |
Capital | Sacramento |
Largest city | Los Angeles |
Largest metro and urban areas | Greater Los Angeles |
Government | |
• Governor | Gavin Newsom (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
Legislature | State Legislature |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | State Assembly |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of California |
U.S. senators | Alex Padilla (D) Laphonza Butler (D) |
U.S. House delegation |
|
Area | |
• Total | 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km2) |
• Land | 155,959 sq mi (403,932 km2) |
• Water | 7,737 sq mi (20,047 km2) 4.7% |
• Rank | 3rd |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 760 mi (1,220 km) |
• Width | 250 mi (400 km) |
Elevation | 2,900 ft (880 m) |
Highest elevation | 14,505 ft (4,421.0 m) |
Lowest elevation | −279 ft (−85.0 m) |
Population
(2023)
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|
• Total | 38,940,231[6] |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 251.3/sq mi (97/km2) |
• Rank | 11th |
• Median household income | $78,700[7] |
• Income rank | 5th |
Demonym(s) | Californian Californio (archaic Spanish) Californiano (Spanish) |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
• Spoken language | |
Time zone | UTC−08:00 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−07:00 (PDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
CA
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ISO 3166 code | US-CA |
Traditional abbreviation | Calif., Cal., Cali. |
Latitude | 32°32′ N to 42° N |
Longitude | 114°8′ W to 124°26′ W |
Website | ca |