California is a state in the Western United States. It is bordered by Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the north, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39.5 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles, it is the most populous and the third-largest U.S. state by area.
The state’s diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast and metropolitan areas in the west to the Sierra Nevada mountains in the east, and from the redwood and Douglas fir forests in the northwest to the Mojave Desert in the southeast. The Central Valley, a major agricultural area, dominates the state’s center. Although California is well-known for its warm Mediterranean climate and monsoon seasonal weather, the large size of the state results in climates that vary from moist temperate rainforest in the north to arid desert in the interior, as well as snowy alpine in the mountains.
Capital: Sacramento, CA
Population: 39.538 million (2020)
Official Website: https://www.ca.gov/
Tourism website: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/
Tourist Attractions:
- San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge
- Yosemite National Park
- Disneyland
- Death Valley National Park
- Big Sur
- Lake Tahoe
- Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Universal Studios Hollywood
- Hearst Castle
- Santa Catalina Island
- Channel Islands National Park
- The Getty Center Los Angeles
- Rodeo Drive in Beverly HIlls
- Hollywood Walk of Fame