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California Republic
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State of California
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The Golden State
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Sacramento
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Los Angeles
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Greater Los Angeles
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San Bernardino, California
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San Francisco , San Diego , San Jose , Oakland , Long Beach
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Arnold Schwarzenegger (R)
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Dianne Feinstein (D)<br/> Barbara Boxer (D)
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CA
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Calif
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3rd
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Death Valley
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The (/) is the most populous State of the United States Of America . Located on the Pacific Coast of North America , it is bordered by Oregon , Nevada and Arizona in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico . The state's four largest cities are Los Angeles , San Diego , San Jose and San Francisco . California is known for its diverse climate and ethnically diverse population. The state has 58 Counties .
Alta California was first colonized by the Spanish Empire in 1769, and after Mexican independence in 1821, continued as part of Mexico . Following one brief week as the independent California Republic in 1846, and the conclusion of the Mexican-American War in 1848, California was annexed by the United States and was admitted to the Union as the thirty-first state on September 9 , 1850 .
California's diverse geography ranges from sandy and rocky beaches of the Pacific coast, to the rugged snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, to Desert areas in the southeast. The central portion of the state is dominated by the Central Valley , one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world. The Sierra Nevada contains Yosemite Valley , famous for its glacially-carved domes, and Sequoia National Park , home to the largest living organisms on Earth, the Giant Sequoia trees, and the highest point in the Contiguous United States , Mount Whitney .2 The tallest living things on Earth, the ancient Redwood trees, dot the coastline, mainly north of San Francisco. California is also home to the second lowest and hottest place in the Western Hemisphere, Death Valley . Bristlecone Pine s located in the White Mountains are the oldest known trees in the world; one has an age of 4,700 years.
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