Monday, June 8, 2009

The State of California Information

The State of California (CA) is a 31st state admitted in September 9, 1850, located on the west of the USA on the coast of Pacific Ocean and bordered with Arizona, Nevada, Oregon states and Mexico.

The capital of California is Sacramento, largest cities of states are San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles. By population California ranked 1st with 36,756 thousand, area of this state is 163,707 square miles is the third largest USA state. California time zone is Pacific Time Zone UTC-8/-7. Highest point of this state is Mount Whitney - 14,494 feet, lowest Death Valley minus 282 feet. Area code of social security number for this state start from 545-573 and 602-626. Unofficial nickname of California is Golden State due to famous California Gold Rush in the 19th century. Other state symbols:

State Animal: California Grizzly Bear
Bird: California Valley Quail
Colors: Blue and Gold
Dance: West Coast Swing Dancing
Fish: Golden Trout
Flower: California Poppy
Folk Dance: Square Dance
Fossil: Sabre-Tooth Cat
Gemstone: Benitoite
Insect: California Dogface Butterfly
Marine Fish: Garibaldi
Marine Mammal: California Gray Whale
Mineral: Gold
Motto: Eureka
Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear
Reptile: Desert Tortoise
Rock: Serpentine
Soil: San Joaquin Soil
State Song: I Love You, California
Theater: Pasadena Playhouse
Tree: California Redwood

California State Capitol Address: State Capitol Building
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 445-4633
Email: governor@governor.ca.gov

You can look up more information about California on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California, personal information, social security number and other see on http://ca.gov

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