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americas-florists.com directory
of florists in California, USA
Nicknamed the "Golden
State," California is the third largest state in area after
Alaska and Texas. The discovery of gold and the immigration in
1849 of thousands of "forty-niners" in search of the
precious metal helped California's admission into the Union in
1850. Today, California, land of the giant redwoods, has the
highest population of any state in the nation and is America's
principal agricultural state. It is also the home of Hollywood,
the center of America's movie and television industry. Its
capital is Sacramento and the state flower is the golden poppy.
State Flower: Golden Poppy
State Motto: Eureka (I Have Found
It)
State Nickname: Golden State
State Bird: California Valley
Quail
Land area: 155,973 sq mi. -
Length: 770 Miles - Width: 250 Miles
10 largest cities (1999 est.): Los
Angeles, 3,633,591; San Diego, 1,238,974; San Jose, 867,675; San
Francisco, 746,777; Long Beach, 435,027; Sacramento, 406,899;
Fresno, 404,141; Oakland, 365,210; Santa Ana, 309,290; Anaheim,
300,650 - Persons per square mile (1999): 212.5
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