California
Cambria
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Monterey
Pescadero
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San Francisco
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San Luis Obispo
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Santa Cruz
Sausalito
About California
California is the most populous U.S state, and the third-largest U.S. state by land area after Alaska and Texas.
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Origin of State Name: a mythical kingdom of Queen Califia or Calafia, said to be a remote land inhabited by griffins and other strange beasts and rich in gold.
Area: 163,696 sq mi
Population: 36,756,666
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California is the most populous U.S state, and the third-largest U.S. state by land area after Alaska and Texas. Its geography ranges from the Pacific coast to the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the east, to Mojave desert areas in the southeast and the Redwood-Douglas fir forests of the northwest. The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.
