California Post – Welcome

Because California has the greatest diversity of climate and terrain, the state has six life zones which are the lower Sonoran Desert; upper Sonoran (foothill regions and some coastal lands), transition (coastal areas and moist northeastern counties); and the Canadian, Hudsonian, and Arctic Zones, comprising the state’s highest elevations.^[152]

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California (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjə/) is a state in the Western region of the United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km²), it is the most populous U.S. state, the third-largest by area, and the most populated subnational entity in North America.

Government
• Governor
Gavin Newsom (D)
• Lieutenant Governor
Eleni Kounalakis (D)
Legislature
State Legislature
• Upper house
State Senate
• Lower house
State Assembly
Judiciary
Supreme Court of California
U.S. senators
Alex Padilla (D)
Adam Schiff (D)
U.S. House delegation
43 Democrats
9 Republicans
(list)

The culture of California is a Western culture and has its modern roots in the culture of the United States, but also, historically, many Hispanic Californio and Mexican influences. As a border and coastal state, California culture has been greatly influenced by several large immigrant populations, especially those from Latin America and Asia.^[261]