• Current Governor: Gavin Newsom
• Capital: Sacramento
• Population:39.51 million (2019 est.)
• Residents: Alaskan
• Land Area: 423,970 km²
• Water Area: 7,915.52 km²
• Total Area: 423,970 km²
• Width: 770 mi (1,240 km)
• Length: 250 mi (400 km)
• State Motto: “Eureka”
• Nickname: The Golden State
• Electoral votes: 3
• Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 1 (of 435)
• State Song: “I Love You, California”
• Date of Statehood: September 9, 1850
• Time Zone: Alaskan (GMT − 9 hours)
• Official Website of California: ca.gov
• State abbreviation/Postal code: CA
• Origin of name: The name “California” derives from a 16th Century romance novel written by a Spanish author named Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo.

California State Slogan

The official state slogan of California:

“California – Eureka! The Golden State” – 

California “Eureka” is a Greek word meaning “I have found it” – the famed Greek mathematician Archimedes is said to have exclaimed “Eureka!” when he finally discovered a method for determining the purity of gold