| State of California |
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| Flag |
Èdìdí |
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| Ìlàjẹ́: The Golden State |
| Motto(s): Eureka[1] |
 Map of the United States with California highlighted |
| Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ |
English |
| Orúkọaráàlú | Californian |
| Olúìlú | Sacramento |
| Ìlú atóbijùlọ | Los Angeles |
| Largest metro area | Greater Los Angeles |
| Àlà | Ipò 3rd ní U.S. |
| - Total | 163,696 sq mi
(423,970 km2) |
| - Width | 250 miles (400 km) |
| - Length | 770 miles (1,240 km) |
| - % water | 4.7 |
| - Latitude | 32° 32′ N to 42° N |
| - Longitude | 114° 8′ W to 124° 26′ W |
| Iyeèrò | Ipò 1st ní U.S. |
| - Total | 36,756,666 (2008 est.)[2]
33,871,648 (2000) |
| - Density | 234.4/sq mi (90.49/km2)
Ranked 11th in the U.S. |
| - Median income | US$54,385 (11th) |
| Elevation | |
| - Highest point |
Mount Whitney[3]
14,505 ft (4,421 m) |
| - Mean | 2,900 ft (884 m) |
| - Lowest point | Death Valley[3]
-282 ft (-86 m) |
| Admission to Union |
September 9, 1850 (31st) |
| Gómìnà | Gavin Newsom (D) |
| Ìgbákejì Gómìnà | Eleni Kounalakis (D) |
| Legislature | {{{Legislature}}} |
| - Upper house | {{{Upperhouse}}} |
| - Lower house | {{{Lowerhouse}}} |
| U.S. Senators | Dianne Feinstein (D)
Alex Padilla (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 34 Democrats, 19 Republicans (list) |
| Time zone |
Pacific: UTC-8/-7 |
| Abbreviations |
CA Calif. US-CA |
| Website | ca.gov |
