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Quick Facts: California
| Capital
City: |
Sacramento |
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| Nickname: |
The Golden State |
| Motto: |
Eureka (I have
found it) |
| Statehood: |
September 9,
1850 (31st) |
| Origin
of State's Name: |
Named by the
Spanish after Califia, a mythical paradise in a Spanish romance written
by Montalvo in 1510. |
| Largest
Cities: |
Los Angeles, San
Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Long Beach |
| Border
States: |
Arizona, Nevada,
Oregon |
| Land
Area: |
155,973 sq. mi.;
3rd largest |
| State
Bird: |
California
Valley Quail |
| State
Flower: |
Golden Poppy (eschscholtzia
californica) |
| State
Tree: |
California
redwood (sequoia sempervirens) |
| State
Song: |
I Love You,
California |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
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