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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.
California, officially the State of California, is a state in the western part of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is the third biggest US state by area (after Alaska and Texas) with 163,696 square mi (423,970 km 2 ). It has more people than any other state with over 39 million people as of 2020.
The history of California can be divided into the Native American period (about 10,000 years ago until 1542), the European exploration period (1542–1769), the Spanish colonial period (1769–1821), the Mexican period (1821–1848), and United States statehood (September 9, 1850–present). California was one of the most culturally and ...
California is a state in the Western United States. It is the state with the most people, as 39,538,223 people lived there in 2020. California is split into 58 counties and has 482 municipalities. One county, San Francisco, is a city-county, which means it is both a municipality and county.
California's geography is largely defined by its central feature—the Central Valley, a huge, fertile valley between the coastal mountain ranges and the Sierra Nevada.
California is the most populated sub-national entity in North America. If it were an independent country, California would rank 38th in population in the world. It has a larger population than Australia. Its population is one third larger than that of the next most populous state, Texas.
Shortcut. P:CAL. 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.
