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California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. 

Nicknamed "The Golden State," it is the most populous and third-largest state by land area, after Alaska and Texas. It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas and eight of the nation's 50 most populous cities. Its five largest cities are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, and Fresno.California's capital is Sacramento.

California's diverse geography ranges from the Pacific Coast to the west, to the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the east, to the Mojave Desert areas in the southeast and to the Redwood–Douglas fir forests of the northwest. The center of the state is dominated by the Central Valley, a major agricultural area. California contains both the highest (Mount Whitney) and lowest (Death Valley) points in the contiguous United States. Earthquakes are a common occurrence due to the state's location along the Pacific Ring of Fire, with about 37 thousand recorded annually.

Flag: Historic Bear Flag raised at Sonomaon June 14, 1846, by a group of American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. The flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton. The star imitated the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in the state. The word, "California Republic" was placed beneath the star and bear. It was adopted by the 1911 State Legislature as the State Flag.
Flower: California Poppy Eschscholtzia californica
Tree:General Sherman Tree
Bird: CaliforniaValley Quail
Nikname: The Golden State
The motto of California: "EUREKA". This Greek word meaning "I found the" catch to print the state in 1849. Motto recalls the opening of the gold deposits. In 1957, the motto of the state was saying: "In God We Trust", but in 1963 returned the motto "Eureka".
Hymn:
Words: Ф.Б. Силвервуд
Music: А.Ф. Франкенштейн

I love you, California, you're the greatest state of all
I love you in the winter, summer, spring, and in the fall.
I love your fertile valleys; your dear mountains I adore,
I love your grand old ocean and I love her rugged shore.

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I love your redwood forests - love your fields of yellow grain,
I love your summer breezes, and I love your winter rain,
I love you, land of flowers; land of honey, fruit and wine,
I love you, California; you have won this heart of mine.

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I love your old gray Missions - love your vineyards streteching far,
I love you, California, with your Golden Gate ajar,
I love your purple sunsets, love your skies of azure blue,
I love you, California; I just can't help loving you.

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I love you, Catalina - you are very dear to me,
I love you, Tamalpais, and I love Yosemite,
I love you, Land of Sunshine, half your beauties are untold,
I loved you in my childhood, and I'll love you when I'm old.

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When the snow crowned Golden Sierras
Keep their watch o'er the valleys bloom.
It is there I would be in our land by the sea,
Ev'ry breeze bearing rich perfume,
It is here nature gives of her rarest,
It is Home Sweet Home to me.
And I know when I die I shall breathe my last sigh
For my sunny California.
Museums
Norton Sajmona's museum (English Norton Simon Museum) — an art museum in Pasadine (California) near to Los-Anzhelesa. It is based in 1969. Art institute Pasadiny and the Art museum of Pasadiny earlier was called. In a museum the collection of painting and a sculpture of the American industrialist and philanthropist Norton Sajmona (1907—1993), one of the largest private art collections is presented.
From the history of Native Americans
Before the arrival of Europeans, Indian people of California have been extremely varied both in language (about 70 different nations, many of which are separate linguistic groups or even families), and modeled on the life - from fishermen to the nomads. Known California Chumash tribes, salinan (Salina), Maida, utiytsy (Miwok, Ohlone), Modoc, Mohave, Pomo, Shasta, Tongwa, screws, Hessel, Yokut, Washoe, yang, chimariko, karuk, Hupa, kauilla.

National Parks
Waterfalls, a charming spectacle, but this has surpassed all others. Impression that the lava flows coincide with the 650-meter height. The name of the waterfall - horse tail, located in Yosemite National Park (Yosemite), California, USA.Actually, fire, lava, and even spetspodsvetki was not there and there's the whole point of an optical effect - the sun's rays create a certain period (February) at a certain angle here is an enchanting performance. In the rest of the year falls like a waterfall, nothing special
It is believed that the name "California"comes from the name of a mythical black militant Amazon Queen Califia (Queen Califia). However, some believe that the name came from the Spanish language, in which the word "California" means "wide gulf".

California is in the U.S. 1-st place in the commodity production of agriculture and the number of motor vehicles, 2 nd place of employment in manufacturing industry (1,6 million in 1970).
Extracted oil (about 50 million tons per year) and natural gas, mainly in the Los Angeles area, as well as gold, mercury, potash, iron ore and other power plants (1969) 22 million kw. California (U.S. state) - the most important center of military production.
The leading place is occupied by air, missile and space and electronic industry, which serves mostly military orders (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose). Well-developed oil refining and chemical industry, shipbuilding, car assembly manufacturing and other industries of mechanical engineering. There are iron and steel (Fontana, near Los Angeles, San Francisco). California (U.S. state) took 1 st place in the food (especially canned) industries associated with the processing of local agricultural products. In Southern California (U.S. state) (Hollywood and other suburbs of Los Angeles) film industry.
California's climate varies from Mediterranean to subarctic.

Much of the state has a Mediterranean climate, with cool, rainy winters and dry summers. The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast. Further inland, one encounters colder winters and hotter summers.

Northern parts of the state average higher annual rainfall than the south. California's mountain ranges influence the climate as well: some of the rainiest parts of the state are west-facing mountain slopes. Northwestern California has a temperate climate, and the Central Valley has a Mediterranean climate but with greater temperature extremes than the coast. The high mountains, including the Sierra Nevada, have a mountain climate with snow in winter and mild to moderate heat in summer.

Snow on the mountains of Southern California.

The east side of California's mountains produce a rain shadow, creating expansive deserts. The higher elevation deserts of eastern California see hot summers and cold winters, while the low deserts east of the southern California mountains experience hot summers and nearly frostless mild winters. Death Valley, a desert with large expanses below sea level, is considered the hottest location in North America; the highest temperature in the Western Hemisphere, 134 °F (57 °C), was recorded there on July