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California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With almost 39.2million citizens throughout an overall area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km²), it is the most populated U.S. state and the third-largest by location. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populated worldwide. The Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas are the country’s second and 5th most populated urban regions respectively, with the previous having more than 18.7million homeowners and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento is the state’s capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the 2nd most populous city in the country. San Francisco is the second most largely inhabited major city in the country. Los Angeles County is the country’s most populous, while San Bernardino County is the biggest county by location in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south; and has a shoreline along the Pacific Ocean to the west.

The economy of the state of California is the biggest in the United States, with a $3.4 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2022. It is the largest sub-national economy on the planet. If California were a sovereign country, it would rank as the world’s fifth-largest economy since 2022, behind Germany and ahead of India, along with the 37th most populous. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the country’s second- and third-largest metropolitan economies ($1.0trillion and $0.5trillion respectively since 2020). The San Francisco Bay Area Combined Statistical Area had the nation’s greatest gross domestic product per capita ($106,757) among big main analytical areas in 2018, and is home to 5 of the world’s ten largest business by market capitalization and four of the world’s 10 richest people. A little over 84 percent of the state’s locals hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.

Prior to European colonization, California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse locations in pre-Columbian North America and consisted of the greatest Native American population density north of what is now Mexico. European expedition in the 17th and 16th centuries caused the colonization of California by the Spanish Empire. In 1804, it was consisted of in Alta California province within the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The area became a part of Mexico in 1821, following its successful war for self-reliance, but was delivered to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican– American War. The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and resulted in remarkable social and demographic changes, consisting of large-scale migration into California, a worldwide economic boom, and the California genocide of native peoples. The western portion of Alta California was then organized and admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850, following the Compromise of 1850.

Significant contributions to popular culture, for instance in entertainment, sports, music, and style, have their origins in California. The state also has actually made noteworthy contributions in the fields of communication, details, development, education, environmentalism, economics, politics, technology, and religion. It is the home of Hollywood, the earliest and among the largest movie markets worldwide, which has had an extensive impact upon global entertainment. It is thought about the origin of the American movie market, hippie beach, cars and truck and counterculture culture, the desktop computer, the internet, junk food, restaurants, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie amongst other innovations. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles Area are extensively seen as the centers of the international innovation and film industries, respectively. California’s economy is extremely varied: 58% of it is based upon financing, government, property, innovation, expert, scientific, technical and organization services, education, health, transportation, trade, hospitality, leisure, utilities, tourist, manufacturing, construction, shipping, and lots of other markets. Although farming represent only 1.5% of the state’s economy, California’s agriculture industry has the highest output of any U.S. state. California’s ports and harbors deal with about a 3rd of all U.S. imports, a lot of coming from in Pacific Rim global trade.

, it is the most populated U.S. state and the third-largest by location. Sacramento is the state’s capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the 2nd most populous city in the country. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south; and has a shoreline along the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Slightly over 84 percent of the state’s locals hold a high school degree, the lowest high school education rate of all 50 states.

The western portion of Alta California was then arranged and admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850, following the Compromise of 1850.