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| State leadership[1] | |
| Capital: Sacramento | |
| Motto: | Eureka |
| Translation: | I have found it |
| Population: | 38,993,940 |
| Land area of state: | 155,779 sq. mi. |
| Admitted to U.S.: | 1850 |
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