Regional Statistics for California

Location:

On the Pacific coast of North America, bordered by Oregon, Nevada and Arizona in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico

Population:

33,871,648

Languages:

English, Spanish, other Indo-European, Asian and Pacific island

Capital:

Sacramento

Currency:

United States dollar

Climate:

Most of the state has a Mediterranean climate, with cool, rainy winters and dry summers. The cool California Current offshore often creates summer fog near the coast. Further inland, the climate has colder winters and hotter summers

Temperature Range:

0 to +40

Terrain:

Mountains, forest, desert, rivers, and extensive coastline

Natural Hazards:

Earthquakes, volcanos, floods, wildfires, landslides