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The West > California > Geography

CALIFORNIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 411,049 [3rd of 55]
Area > Percentage water 4.73 [23rd of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 423,970 [3rd of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 163,696 [3rd of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 20,037 [6th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,854
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,850
Capitals > Metropolitan population 2,103,956 [6th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 467,343 [10th of 50]
Capitals > Notes on current capital
The Supreme Court of California sits in San Francisco.
Geographic centers > Location
38 miles east of Madera, between North Fork and Italian Bar
Geographic regions
The West
Land Acreage > Total 101 million acres [3rd of 45]
Land Acreage > Total Cropland 11.4 million acres [13th of 43]
Land Acreage > Total Forest Land 23.7 million acres [4th of 44]
Land Acreage > Total Pasture or Range Land 56.9 million acres [3rd of 43]
Land area 155,959 sq mi [3rd of 56]
Land borders
Oregon, Nevada, Arizona; international borders: Mexico
Largest cities (with populations) Los Angeles - 3,845,541
Mean County Area 7,309.84 sq.km. [6th of 49]
Percentage of area water 4.73% [21st of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Sacramento - 454,330
Tornadoes > Fatalities 0 [47th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [54th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 83 [36th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 2.297 per 1 million people [46th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $63,260,032.00 [31st of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $409.76 per $10 million of GDP [46th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $175.08 per 100 people [46th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 214 [32nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 0.592 per 100,000 people [49th of 55]
Total area 163,696 sq mi [3rd of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 135 [4th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 134 [4th of 51]
Water area 7,736 sq mi [6th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; National Association of State Foresters, 2004.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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