The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco area are the nation's second- and fourth-largest urban economies ($1.0 trillion and $0.6 trillion respectively as of 2020 ). If California were a sovereign nation, it would rank as the world's fifth-largest economy as of 2022, behind India and ahead of the United Kingdom, as well as the 37th most populous. It is the largest sub-national economy in the world. Sacramento is the state's capital.Ĭalifornia's economy is the largest of any state within the United States, with a $3.6 trillion gross state product (GSP) as of 2022. Los Angeles County is the country's most populous county, and San Bernardino County is the nation's largest county by area. San Francisco is the second-most densely populated major city in the country. Los Angeles is the state's most populous city and the nation's second-most populous city. Greater Los Angeles has over 18.7 million residents and the San Francisco Bay Area has over 9.6 million residents. The Greater Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay areas in California are the nation's second and fifth-most populous urban regions respectively. California borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south it has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean to the west. state by area, and the most populated subnational entity in North America. With over 38.9 million residents across a total area of approximately 163,696 square miles (423,970 km 2), it is the most populous U.S. California is a state in the Western United States.

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