<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Released in 2005 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lists of United States state symbols </Td> </Tr> <P> California (/ ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjə, - niə / (listen) KAL - i - FORN - yə, - FOR - nee - ə) is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States . With 39.3 million residents, California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . The state capital is Sacramento . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second - and fifth-most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively . Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second largest after New York City . California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County; its largest county by area, San Bernardino County; and its fifth most densely populated county, San Francisco . </P> <P> California's $2.67 trillion economy is larger than that of any other state . If it were a country, California would be the 5th largest economy in the world, and the 36th most populous . The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second - and third - largest urban economies . The San Francisco Bay Area combined statistical area has the nation's highest GDP per capita, and is home to four of the world's ten largest companies by market capitalization and four of the world's ten richest people . </P>

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