The Political Map of California is the 3rd largest state by area With 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2). California is the most populous U.S. state With 39.5 million residents and it is also the world’s thirty-fourth most populous sub-national entity. The state was first discovered by Spanish seafarer Juan Cabrillo, in 1541. The area was initially owned by Mexico in 1821 following its successful war for independence.
The state is bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares borders with Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona. It also shares an international border with Mexico in the south. Sacramento is the state capital of California. The Political Map of California shows the boundaries, the location of the state capital Sacramento, major cities, and populated places.
Geography Statistics:
- Land Area:
(land) 155,959 sq miles
(water) 7,734 sq miles
(TOTAL)163,693 sq miles - Land Area: (all states)
- Horizontal Width: 354 miles
- Vertical Length: 779 miles
- Highest Point: Mt. Whitney, 14,494 ft.
- Lowest Point: in California, and in the entire United States, is in Death Valley, (-282 ft.)