California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The...
Capital: Sacramento
Population: 39.03 million (2022)
Area: 163,696 mi²
Senators: Laphonza Butler (Democratic Party) and Alex Padilla (Democratic Party)
Number: 31st state
Admitted to the Union: September 9, 1850; 173 years ago (31st)
Before statehood: Mexican Cession unorganized territory
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