California is a U.S. state spanning the southern half of the west coast. With a population of 37 million and an area of 158,402 square miles (410,000 km²), California is the largest U.S. state in population and the third largest in area.

The region was inhabited by Native Americans of Asian origin before European explorers started to make sporadic visitations during the 16th Century. California had the highest density and greatest diversity of indigenous peoples in what is now the United States. Spain colonized the coastal areas of the territory starting in 1769. As a result of the Mexican War of Independence, California became a part of the Mexican Republic in 1821. It was subsequently captured by the United States in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) which was concluded with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The California Gold Rush of 1848-1849 brought about 90,000 additional U.S. immigrants into the state, and California became the 31st state of the United States in 1850.

Although the state's sunny climate has given it a historic reputation for being laid back compared to the East Coast, the $1.55 trillion (as of 2005) California economy is larger than all but the top 7 national economies in the world ^* and is responsible for 13% of the United States' $13 trillion gross domestic product (GDP). The state's major predominant industries include agriculture, entertainment, light manufacturing, and tourism. California is also the home of several significant economic regions such as Hollywood (entertainment), the California Central Valley (agriculture), Silicon Valley (computers and high tech), and the Wine Country (wine).

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@sxmonline that's a sad story about the lose of the Great Salt Pond in #stmaarten http://bit.ly/7JFtLC
wetheme (we theme) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:00:36 -0000
@sxmonline that's a sad story about the lose of the Great Salt Pond in #stmaarten http://bit.ly/7JFtLC
Now showing: Peep and the Big Wide World. (Quack discovers there's more in the pond than he thought.)
wgbh2boston (WGBH TV) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:00:15 -0000
Now showing: Peep and the Big Wide World. (Quack discovers there's more in the pond than he thought.)
I want to get my hands working on the piano again. Got hooked with Ice Pond and A Winter Story, lovely pieces! I want to play them! :P
icon128 (icon maico) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:57:22 -0000
I want to get my hands working on the piano again. Got hooked with Ice Pond and A Winter Story, lovely pieces! I want to play them! :P
@eczemasupport I hope It stops soon my garden is a pond soon to be a lake But luckier than some , at least I have my house and we are safe
mrsvartan (Joanne gaffney ) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:55:43 -0000
@eczemasupport I hope It stops soon my garden is a pond soon to be a lake But luckier than some , at least I have my house and we are safe
Just connected text-twitter-fb for trip across the pond!
terrydouglasjr (TERRY DOUGLAS) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:55:24 -0000
Just connected text-twitter-fb for trip across the pond!
@IlanRubin not on this side of the pond it ain't mate
Greg_Haas (Greg Haas) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:47:29 -0000
@IlanRubin not on this side of the pond it ain't mate

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