| Nick Name: | The Golden State | 
 
| Capital City: | Sacramento | 
 
| Largest Cities: | Los Angeles,San Diego,San Jose | 
 
| Border States: | Arizona , Nevada , Oregon | 
| Border States: | Arizona , Nevada , Oregon | 
| Highest Point: | Mount Whitney(14,505 ft ;  4421 m) | 
 
| Lowest Point: | Badwater Basin in Death Valley(-282 ft ;  -86 m) | 
 
| Bird: | California Quail(Callipepla californica) | 
 
| Flower: | California poppy(Eschscholzia californica) | 
 
| Tree: | Coast Redwood and Giant Sequoia (Sequoia sempervirens and Sequoiadendron giganteum) | 
 
| Constitution: | 31st State | 
| Admission to Statehood: | September 9, 1850 | 
| Motto: | Eureka  (I have found it) | 
| Flag: |   | 
| Activities: |  California Map Activity 
  Printable California Blank Map 
  Most populous States in USA Game 
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| California Quizzes: | California Geography  Quiz 
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