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Capital Sacramento
Area 158,706 sq mi
411,049 sq km
Population
(2000 census)
33,871,648
Major Cities
(2000 census)
Los Angeles (3,694,820), San Diego (1,223,400),
San Jose (894,943), San Francisco (776,733),
Long Beach (461,522)
Major Rivers Sacramento, San Joaquin, Colorado, Klamath
Highest Point Mt. Whitney
14,494 feet
4,418 meters
Industry electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism
Agriculture vegetables, fruit and nuts, dairy products, cattle, greenhouse and nursery products, grapes, tomatoes
Minerals and Resources petroleum, natural gas, portland cement, sand and gravel, boron


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