Where Else But California?
FACTOIDS:

*California is named after a mythical African & Lesbian Queen (CALAFIA) and the only state named after a person of color, real or imagined. Click here.

* First & last Governor of Alta California (before the Mexican-American War) Pio Pico was of Afro-Mexican descent. Click here.

*Home of Hollywood/Major Film Industry Worldwide. Click here.

* The home of Silicon Valley is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and is home to the companies below and so many more! Click here.
-Apple
-Google
-Facebook
-Twitter
-And the most technologically advanced companies in the world are headquartered in the Bay Area and in California.

*3 of the top 10 largest cities in America are in California – LA, San Diego, San Jose and California has the most major cities (cities with large populations) of any state in America.

*America’s most populated state (37+ million) with more people than most countries. It is the 3rd largest state in terms of geographic land mass. Click here.
 

*The state of California has the 9th largest economy in the world (larger than most countries in the world.) For example California’s economy is just behind the country of Italy but larger than Canada. California has the largest economy in America. Click here.



* Home to some of the world's most prestigious Colleges and Universities to include Stanford, California Institute of Technology UC Los Angeles & UC Berkeley to name a few. Click here.

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* Diverse climate and geography to include coastal, mountains, desert and giant Redwood forest. Click here.