<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of California </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Flag </Td> <Td> Seal </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Nickname (s): The Golden State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Motto (s): Eureka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> State song (s): "I Love You, California" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spoken languages </Th> <Td> <P> Native languages as of 2007 </P> <Ul> <Li> English 57.4% </Li> <Li> Spanish 28.5% </Li> <Li> Chinese 2.8% </Li> <Li> Filipino 2.2% </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Demonym </Th> <Td> Californian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Capital </Th> <Td> Sacramento </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest city </Th> <Td> Los Angeles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest metro </Th> <Td> Greater Los Angeles Area </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 3rd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 250 miles (400 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 770 miles (1,240 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th>% water </Th> <Td> 4.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latitude </Th> <Td> 32 ° 32 ′ N to 42 ° N </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longitude </Th> <Td> 114 ° 8 ′ W to 124 ° 26 ′ W </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> Ranked 1st </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 39,250,017 (2016 est .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 240 / sq mi (92.6 / km) Ranked 11th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Median household income </Th> <Td> $63,636 (13th) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Elevation </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Mount Whitney 14,505 ft (4,421.0 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean </Th> <Td> 2,900 ft (880 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Badwater Basin − 279 ft (− 85.0 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Before statehood </Th> <Td> California Republic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Admission to Union </Th> <Td> September 9, 1850 (31st) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Governor </Th> <Td> Jerry Brown (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lieutenant Governor </Th> <Td> Gavin Newsom (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Legislature </Th> <Td> California State Legislature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Upper house </Th> <Td> California State Senate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lower house </Th> <Td> California State Assembly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. Senators </Th> <Td> Dianne Feinstein (D) Kamala Harris (D) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> U.S. House delegation </Th> <Td> 39 Democrats 14 Republicans (list) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zones </Th> <Td> Pacific Time Zone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Standard time </Th> <Td> PST (UTC − 8) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer time (DST) </Th> <Td> PDT (UTC − 7) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISO 3166 </Th> <Td> US - CA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abbreviations </Th> <Td> CA, Calif., Cal . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.ca.gov </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> State of California </Th> </Tr>

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