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Capital City: Sacramento

Governor: Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) (to January 2006)

Statehood: September 9, 1850; 31st State

Land Area: 155,973 sq. mi. (403,970 sq km)

Geographic Center: In Madera Co., 35 miles NE of Madera

Number of Counties: 58

1999 Population Est.: 33,145,121

Agriculture: Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes.

Industry: Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism.

Nickname: Golden State

Origin of Name: From a book, Los Sergas de Esplandian, by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo, c. 1500

Motto: Eureka (I Have Found It)

Bird: California Valley Quail (1931)

Flower: Golden Poppy (1903)

Song: "I Love You, California" (1951)

Tree: California Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoia gigantea) (1937, 1953)

Animal: California Grizzly Bear (1953)

Fish: California Golden Trout (1947)

Colors: Blue and Gold (1951)

National Forests: 18

State Parks/Beaches: 264

Bordering States: Oregon (north), Nevada (northeast) and Arizona (southeast). California is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and Mexico on the south.

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Capital City:	Sacramento
Governor:	Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) (to January 2006)
Statehood:	September 9, 1850; 31st State
Land Area:	155,973 sq. mi. (403,970 sq km)
Geographic Center:	In Madera Co., 35 miles NE of Madera
Number of Counties:	58
1999 Population Est.:	33,145,121
Agriculture:	Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes.
Industry:	Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism.
Nickname:	Golden State
Origin of Name:	From a book, Los Sergas de Esplandian, by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo, c. 1500
Motto:	Eureka (I Have Found It)
Bird:	California Valley Quail (1931)
Flower:	Golden Poppy (1903)
Song:	"I Love You, California" (1951)
Tree:	California Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoia gigantea) (1937, 1953)
Animal:	California Grizzly Bear (1953)
Fish:	California Golden Trout (1947)
Colors:	Blue and Gold (1951)
National Forests:	18
State Parks/Beaches:	264
Bordering States:	Oregon (north), Nevada (northeast) and Arizona (southeast). California is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and Mexico on the south.