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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