{"id":172,"date":"2012-06-29T21:03:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T21:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitefix.net\/clients\/Generic\/?page_id=172"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:07:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:07:24","slug":"at-a-glance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/?page_id=172","title":{"rendered":"At a Glance"},"content":{"rendered":"

DEMOGRAPHICS \/ AT A GLANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Population<\/strong>
\n39,538,223<\/p>\n

Total Area<\/strong>
\n163,707 square miles<\/p>\n

Land Area<\/strong>
\n155,973 square miles<\/p>\n

Water Area<\/strong>
\n7,734 square miles<\/p>\n

Coastline<\/strong>
\n840 miles<\/p>\n

Shoreline<\/strong>
\n3,427 miles<\/p>\n

Geographic Center<\/strong>
\n38 miles east of Madera<\/p>\n

Border States<\/strong>
\nArizona, Nevada, Oregon<\/p>\n

Highest Point<\/strong>
\n14,494 feet, Mount Whitney<\/p>\n

Lowest Point<\/strong>
\nDeath Valley, 282 feet below sea level<\/p>\n

Agriculture<\/strong>
\nVegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes<\/p>\n

Industry<\/strong>
\nElectronics\/computer, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, tourism<\/p>\n

Capital City<\/strong>
\nSacramento<\/p>\n

Largest Cities<\/strong>
\nLos Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Long Beach, Fresno, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana, Anaheim<\/p>\n

Area Codes<\/strong>
\n209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510, 530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760, 805, 818, 831, 858, 909, 916, 925, 949<\/p>\n

Statehood<\/strong>
\nSeptember 9, 1850<\/p>\n

State Nickname<\/strong>
\nGolden State<\/p>\n

State Motto<\/strong>
\nEureka! (I found it!)<\/p>\n

State Song<\/strong>
\nI love you, California<\/p>\n

State Bird<\/strong>
\nCalifornia Valley Quail<\/p>\n

State Flower<\/strong>
\nCalifornia Poppy<\/p>\n

State Tree<\/strong>
\nCalifornia Redwood<\/p>\n

State Gemstone<\/strong>
\nBenitoite<\/p>\n

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Regional Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n

The multi-county Bay Area region boasts a gross annual regional product of $200 billion, which would rank in the top 20 economies in the world if the region were a nation. This position of leadership is largely based on its research and development prowess and a superior infrastructure that blend to offer both strength and diversity. The following impressive statistics give a broad-brushstroke overview of the exceptional features that the Bay Area brings together:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0 Five leading research universities
\n*\u00a0 Five national research laboratories
\n*\u00a0 Four international independent research centers
\n*\u00a0 National leadership in such areas as information technology, bioscience, electronics, communications, nanotechnology, and homeland security devices
\n*\u00a0 The nation’s largest concentration of venture capital
\n*\u00a0 The nation’s largest entrepreneurial community<\/p>\n

Little wonder that the Bay Area is so successful in competing in national and international markets as a knowledge-based economy that is brimming over with world-class research institutions, cutting-edge technology, a highly skilled and educated workforce, and a culture of innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DEMOGRAPHICS \/ AT A GLANCE Population 39,538,223 Total Area 163,707 square miles Land Area 155,973 square miles Water Area 7,734 square miles Coastline 840 miles Shoreline 3,427 miles Geographic Center 38 miles east of Madera Border States Arizona, Nevada, Oregon Highest Point 14,494 feet, Mount Whitney Lowest Point Death Valley, 282 feet below sea level […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=172"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":746,"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/172\/revisions\/746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/BayArea3\/WindermereMStern\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}