California
| amphibian = California red-legged frog | bird = California quail | colors = Blue & Gold | dance = West Coast Swing | fish = | flower = California poppy | folk_dance = Square dance | fossil = Sabre-toothed cat | gemstone = Benitoite | grass = Purple needlegrass | insect = California dogface butterfly | mineral = Native gold | image_quarter = 2005 CA Proof.png | quarter_release_date = 2005 | reptile = Desert tortoise | tree = Coast redwood & giant sequoia | rock = Serpentine | soil = San Joaquin | sport = Surfing | tartan = California state tartan | image_route = California 1.svg | butterfly = | fruit = Avocado | vegetable = Artichoke | dinosaur = Augustynolophus | color = Blue & Gold | ship = ''Californian'' | mushroom = California Golden Chanterelle }}California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With 39million residents across an area of , it is the most populous U.S. state, the third-largest by area, and most populated subnational entity in North America. The Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas are the nation's second- and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 19 million and 10 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is the state's most populous city and the nation's second-most, after New York. California's capital, Sacramento, is located in the Central Valley.
Prior to European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. European exploration in the 16th and 17th centuries led to the colonization by the Spanish Empire. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its successful war for independence, but was ceded to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican–American War. The California Gold Rush started in 1848 and led to social and demographic changes, including depopulation of indigenous peoples in the California genocide. The western portion of Alta California was then organized and admitted as the 31st state in 1850, as a free state, following the Compromise of 1850.
Notable contributions to popular culture, ranging from entertainment, sports, music, and fashion, have their origins in California. The state has made contributions in communication, information, innovation, education, environmentalism, entertainment, economics, politics, technology, and religion. California is the home of Hollywood, the oldest and one of the largest film industries in the world, profoundly influencing global entertainment. It is the origin of hippie counterculture, blue jeans, the internet, the personal computer, Barbie, skateboarding, among other inventions. The San Francisco Bay and the Greater Los Angeles areas are seen as the centers of the global technology and U.S. film industries, respectively.
California's economy is the largest of any US state, with a $3.6 trillion gross state product . It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. California's agricultural industry has the highest output of any U.S. state, and is led by its dairy, almonds, and grapes. With the busiest port in the country (Los Angeles), California plays a pivotal role in the global supply chain, hauling in about 40% of goods imported to the US. 84% of residents 25 or older hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states. Despite a continuing exodus of businesses from Downtown San Francisco and Downtown Los Angeles, California retains one of the largest number of ''Fortune 500'' companies.
The state's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast and metropolitan areas in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, and from the redwood and Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. Two-thirds of the nation's earthquake risk lies in California. The Central Valley, a fertile agricultural area, dominates the state's center. California is known for its warm Mediterranean climate along the coast and monsoon seasonal weather inland. The large size of the state results in climates that vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north to arid desert in the interior, as well as snowy alpine in the mountains. Droughts and wildfires are an ongoing issue. Provided by Wikipedia
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201Published 1940“...United States Works Projects Administration (California) History of Music Project...”In collection: Published Materials
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202Published 1982“...World Affairs Council of Northern California...”In collection: Published Materials
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203“...University of California, San Diego. Program in United States-Mexican Studies...”
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204“...University of California, Los Angeles. Museum and Laboratories of Ethnic Arts and Technology...”
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208Published 1975“...University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Geography...”In collection: Published Materials
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211Published 1950“...National Council of the Arts, Sciences, and Professions (U.S.) Southern California Chapter...”In collection: Published Materials
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212Published 1986“...Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)...”In collection: Published Materials
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213Published 1981“...Annenberg School of Communications (University of Southern California). Center for Study of the American Experience...”In collection: Published Materials
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214Published 1987“...California State University, Los Angeles. Center for Korean-American and Korean Studies...”In collection: Published Materials
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215Published 1965“...University of California, Los Angeles. Graduate School of Business Administration. ...”In collection: Published Materials
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216Published 1970“...California. State Fair Employment Practice Commission...”In collection: Published Materials
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217Published 1969“...University of California, Davis. Agricultural History Center...”In collection: Published Materials
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218Published 1936“...Slavonic Alliance of California. Mother Lodge. District Number One (San Francisco, Calif.)...”In collection: Published Materials
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219Published 1939“...Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California...”In collection: Published Materials
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220Published 1989“...University of California, Los Angeles. Asian American Studies Center. ...”In collection: Published Materials
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