Thanks to the state's powerful economy, certain California cities are among the wealthiest on the planet. The following list is ranked by per capita income: Belvedere, California – Marin County – $113,595 Rancho Santa Fe, California – San Diego County – $113,132 Atherton, California – San Mateo County – $112,408 Rolling Hills, California – Los Angeles County – $111,031 Woodside, California – San Mateo County – $104,667 ...

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California borders the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Mexican state of Baja California. The state has strikingly beautiful natural features, including an expansive central valley, tall mountains, hot deserts, and hundreds of miles of scenic coastline. With an area of 411,000 km² it is the third largest state in the U.S and larger than Germany in size. Most major cities are at or near the Pacific coastline, notably Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Long Beach, Oak ...

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Barbara Boxer (D) California is a U.S. state located on the west coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous state in the U.S., as well as the most physically diverse, with the highest and the lowest points in the lower 48 states located within 150 miles of each other. If California were an independent nation, it would have the sixth largest economy in the world (after the rest of the U.S., Japan, Germany, Britain and France; see economy of California). The state's official nickname is "The Golden State" in refer ...

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Beverly Hills is a city in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, almost entirely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. It is bordered on the north by the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, on the east by the City of West Hollywood and the Fairfax District of the City of Los Angeles, on the south by Los Angeles and on the west by Westwood Village and Century City, which are neighborhoods of Los Angeles and not separate incorporated cities. Beverly Hills California - History. < ...

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American culture can be interpreted as being largely based on Western culture and British culture, with influences from the native peoples, Africans brought to the U.S. as slaves, and to a lesser extent other more recent immigrants from Asia and elsewhere. Additionally, due to its large size and the value placed on individualism, there are many integrated but unique subcultures within the U.S. Culture of the United States - Attitudes. The formative years of the United States were the late 18th century when the cou ...

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the United States of America. Massachusetts - Name. Massachusetts - Mass-adchu-et. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was named after the indigenous population, the Massachusett, whose name can be segmented as mass-adchu-et, where mass is "great", adchu is "hill" and et is a locative suffix. It has been translated as "at the great hill," "at the place of large hills," or "at the range ...

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California is responsible for 14% of the United States' gross domestic product (GDP). The state's GDP is at about $1.5 trillion (as of 2004). The GDP increased at an annual rate of 3.1% in the first quarter of 2005.[16] ...

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Also thanks to California's considerable and increasing wealth disparities, many communities are among the poorest in the western world. The following list is ranked by increasing per capita income, first number is state ranking: 1076 Tobin, California – Plumas County – $2,584 1075 Belden, California – Plumas County – $3,141 1074 East Orosi, California – Tulare County – $4,984 1073 London, California – Tulare County – $5,632 1072 Cantua Creek, California&# ...

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The international boom in housing prices has been most pronounced in California, with the median property price in the state rising to about the half-million dollar mark in April 2005. Orange County and the San Francisco Bay Area have the highest median prices, each approaching $650,000 in August 2004.[18] The least expensive region is the Central Valley, with a median price of $290,000.[19] Various real estate markets in California ar ...

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The economy of California is often cited for how it would compare to other countries if California were an independent nation. The statistic quoted varies widely (usually placing California between 4th and 10th), depending on the source. The two main issues are: determining California's gross state product, and its rate of growth determining the gross domestic product (GDP) for various countries See also:

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The predominant industry in the state, more than twice as large as the next, is agriculture, (including fruit, vegetables, dairy, and wine). California agriculture brought in $27 billion in revenue in 2000.[1] Total farming-related sales in California were $26 billion in 2002.^{See also:}

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Barks was born in Merrill, Oregon to William Barks and his wife Arminta Johnson. He had an older brother named Clyde. His paternal grandfather was named David Barks and his maternal grandparents were Carl Johnson and his wife Suzanna Massey, but little else is known about his ancestors. Carl Barks - Childhood. According to Carl's description of his childhood, he was a rather lonely child. His parents owned one square mile (2.6 km²) of land that served as their farm. The nearest neighbor lived half a ...

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Dublin is a major cultural centre in Ireland. Dublin is the origin of many prominent artists and writers such as James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Bram Stoker, and Roddy Doyle. Dubliners is a collection of short stories by James Joyce about incidents and characters typical of residents of the city in the early part of the 20th century. Ulysses, also by James Joyce, a novel set in Dublin, is full of topographical detail and is ...

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Pre-European California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse culture areas in Native North America. Large, settled populations lived on the West Coast and hunted sea mammals, fished for salmon, and gathered shellfish, while more mobile hunters and gathering groups in the California interior hunted terrestrial game and gathered nuts, acorns, and berries. California groups also were diverse in their political organization with bands, tribes, tribelets, and on the resource-rich coasts large chiefdoms, such as the Chuma ...

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Pre-European California was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse culture areas in Native North America. Large, settled populations lived on the west Coast and hunted sea mammals, fished for salmon, and gathered shellfish, while more mobile hunters and gathering groups in the California interior hunted terrestrial game and gathered nuts, acorns, and berries. California groups also were diverse in their political organization with bands, tribes, tribelets, and on the resource-rich coasts large chiefdoms, such as the Chuma ...

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Sacramento Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco San Jose Long Beach Oakland Anaheim The state of California has 478 cities, the majority of which are within one of the large metropolitan areas. 68% of California's population lives in its two largest metropolitan areas, Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. Note: table was compiled using California State estimates from 2005 for po ...

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California borders the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and the Mexican state of Baja California. The state has strikingly beautiful natural features, including an expansive central valley, tall mountains, hot deserts, and hundreds of miles of scenic coastline. With an area of 411,000 km² it is the third largest state in the U.S and larger than Germany in size. Most major cities are at or near the Pacific coastline, notably Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, Long Beach, Oakland, Santa Ana/Orange County, and San Diego. However, the ...

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Ecologically, California is one of the richest and most diverse parts of the world, and includes some of the most endangered ecological communities. California's diverse geography, geology, soils and climate have generated a tremendous diversity of plant and animal life. The State of California is part of the Nearctic ecozone, and spans a number of terrestrial ecoregions, and is perhaps the most ecologically diverse state in the United States. California has a rather high percentage of endemic species. California endemics include reli ...

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