Laguna (historical) 

California is a state in the Western United States, found along the Pacific Coast. With almost 39.2million citizens across an overall location of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km²), it is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. It is also the most populated subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous on the planet. The Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas are the country’s second and 5th most populous metropolitan regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million citizens and the latter having more than 9.6million. Sacramento is the state’s capital, while Los Angeles is the most populous city in the state and the 2nd most populated city in the nation. San Francisco is the second most densely inhabited major city in the nation. Los Angeles County is the nation’s most populated, while San Bernardino County is the biggest county by area 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 biggest sub-national economy in the world. If California were a sovereign country, it would rank as the world’s fifth-largest economy since 2022, behind Germany and ahead of India, as well as the 37th most populated. The Greater Los Angeles location and the San Francisco Bay Area are the country’s 2nd- and third-largest city economies ($1.0trillion and $0.5trillion respectively as of 2020). The San Francisco Bay Area Combined Statistical Area had the country’s greatest gdp per capita ($106,757) among big main analytical areas in 2018, and is home to five of the world’s ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world’s ten wealthiest people. Slightly over 84 percent of the state’s residents hold a high school degree, the least expensive 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 included the highest Native American population density north of what is now Mexico. European expedition in the 16th and 17th centuries resulted in 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 effective war for self-reliance, however was delivered to the United States in 1848 after the Mexican– American War. The California Gold Rush began in 1848 and led to significant social and market modifications, consisting of large-scale immigration into California, an around the world economic boom, and the California genocide of indigenous peoples. The western part of Alta California was then arranged and admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850, following the Compromise of 1850.

Noteworthy 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, information, development, education, environmentalism, economics, politics, innovation, and religion. It is the house of Hollywood, the earliest and among the biggest film markets in the world, which has had an extensive impact upon worldwide home entertainment. It is considered the origin of the American film industry, hippie beach, counterculture and cars and truck culture, the personal computer, the internet, fast food, restaurants, burger joints, skateboarding, and the fortune cookie amongst other innovations. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Greater Los Angeles Area are commonly viewed as the centers of the international technology and film markets, respectively. California’s economy is really varied: 58% of it is based on finance, federal government, property, technology, expert, scientific, technical and business services, education, health, transportation, trade, hospitality, leisure, utilities, tourism, manufacturing, building, shipping, and many other industries. Although farming accounts for only 1.5% of the state’s economy, California’s farming industry has the greatest output of any U.S. state. California’s harbors and ports deal with about a third of all U.S. imports, the majority of stemming in Pacific Rim worldwide trade.

, it is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by location. Sacramento is the state’s capital, while Los Angeles is the most populated city in the state and the second most populous city in the nation. 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.

Somewhat over 84 percent of the state’s citizens hold a high school degree, the least expensive high school education rate of all 50 states.

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