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State: California
Abbreviation: CA
Capital: Sacramento
Largest City: Los Angeles
Population: 33871648
Land-Square Miles: 155,973
Land-Square Miles Rank: 3
Highest Point: Mount Whitney, 14,494 ft.
Governor of California: Arnold A. Schwarzenegger
Political Party: Republican
Seat Up: 2010
Entered Union: September 9, 1850
State Number: 31st
State Motto: Eureka (I Have Found It)
State Nickname: The Golden State
State Flower: California Golden Poppy
StateFlower2: Eschscholtzia californica
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Song: I love you California
Sports Team: Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants (Baseball); Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings (Men's Basketball); San Jose Raiders (Women's Basketball); Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, and San Francisco 49ers (Football); Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks (Hockey)
Origin Of The State Name: From the name of a fictional earthly paradise in a book called Las Sergas de Esplanidian, written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo around 1500
Major Industries: Manufacturing, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Historical Sites: Sutter's Mill, where gold was first discovered in California in 1848
Points Of Interest: Disneyland (Walt Disney's original theme park), the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay, Hollywood, Sequoia National Park
Bordering States: Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. California and Mexico