California

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Basic State Information
State Flag	California State Flag
State Seal	California State Seal
Nicknames	* The Grape State * The El Dorado State * The Land of Milk and Honey * The Golden State
Capital City	Sacramento
Largest City	Los Angeles
Population	36,132,147
Elevation
Highest Point	Mt. Whitney (14,494 feet above sea level)
Lowest Point	Death Valley (282 feet below sea level)
Admission to Union
September 9 of 1850
Government
Governor	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Lieutenant Governor	John Garamendi
Senators	* Barbara Boxer * Dianne Feinstein
Abbreviation	CA
Website	www.infoplease.com

California is the 31st state and was founded in September 9 of 1850. California's capital is Sacramento. The state flower is the California Poppy and the state tree is the California Redwood. The state bird is the California Quail. The state fish is the Golden Trout. The state's nicknames are "The Golden State", "The Land of Milk and Honey", The El Dorado State" and "The Grape State". Did you know... that The California Redwood is so big that you can drive a car through it an example is on Highway 101 in northern California there is three California Redwood trees that you have to drive through.

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Student Atlas