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___MASK12___ ( Spanish for " The Angels "), officially the City of ___MASK12___ and often known by its initials L . A ., is the second - ___MASK1___ populous city in the United States ( after ___MASK9___ City ), the ___MASK1___ populous city in California and the county seat of ___MASK12___ County . Situated in Southern California , ___MASK12___ is known for its mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , sprawling metropolis , and as a major center of the American entertainment industry . ___MASK12___ lies in a large coastal basin surrounded on three sides by mountains reaching up to and over . ___MASK63___ is the ___MASK1___ populous state in the United States and the third ___MASK1___ extensive by area . Located on the western ( Pacific Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., ___MASK63___ is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja ___MASK63___ . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is ___MASK63___ ' s ___MASK1___ populous city , and the country ' s second largest after ___MASK9___ City . The state also has the nation ' s ___MASK1___ populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . The San Joaquin Valley is the area ___MASK60___ the Central Valley ___MASK60___ the U . S . state ___MASK60___ California that lies south ___MASK60___ the ___MASK56___  San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River . It comprises seven ___MASK19___ counties  all ___MASK60___ ___MASK96___ ; a majority ___MASK60___ Fresno , ___MASK43___ , Stanislaus counties ; segments ___MASK60___ Madera and Tulare counties  and all ___MASK60___ Kern County , in ___MASK69___ . Although a majority ___MASK60___ the valley is rural , it does contain urban cities such as Fresno , ___MASK78___ , Stockton , Modesto , Turlock , Porterville , Visalia , ___MASK43___ , and Hanford . Hub is an unincorporated community in Kings and ___MASK27___ Counties , California . It is located near the former right - ___MASK60___ - way ___MASK60___ the Southern Pacific Railroad 7 . 25 miles ( 12 km ) north - ___MASK68___ ___MASK60___ Lemoore at the intersection ___MASK60___ California State Route 41 and Excelsior Avenue , at an elevation ___MASK60___ 233 feet ( 71 m ) . The only business in the rural community is a beer bar called `` The Hub . '' ___MASK39___ ( O ' odham : " Al onak " [ ai onak ]) is a state in the southwestern region ___MASK60___ the United States . It is also part ___MASK60___ the Western United States and the Mountain ___MASK99___ states . It is the sixth largest and the 14th ___MASK1___ populous ___MASK60___ the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . ___MASK39___ is one ___MASK60___ the Four Corners states . It has borders with New ___MASK79___ , Utah , Nevada , California , and ___MASK79___ , and one point in common with the southwestern corner ___MASK60___ ___MASK14___ . ___MASK39___ ' s border with ___MASK79___ is 389 miles ( 626 km ) long , on the northern border ___MASK60___ the Mexican states ___MASK60___ Sonora and Baja California . ___MASK11___ , officially the Free and Sovereign State ___MASK60___ ___MASK11___ , is a state in ___MASK79___ . It is the northernmost and westernmost ___MASK60___ the 31 states which , with ___MASK79___ City , comprises the 32 Federal Entities ___MASK60___ ___MASK79___ . Before becoming a state in 1953 , the area was known as the North Territory ___MASK60___ ___MASK11___ (" El Territorio Norte de ___MASK11___ "). It has an area ___MASK60___ , or 3 . 57 % ___MASK60___ the land mass ___MASK60___ ___MASK79___ and comprises the northern half ___MASK60___ the ___MASK11___ Peninsula , north ___MASK60___ the 28th parallel , plus oceanic Guadalupe Island . The mainland portion ___MASK60___ the state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean , on the east by ___MASK32___ , the U . S . State ___MASK60___ Arizona , and the Gulf ___MASK60___ California ( also known as the " Sea ___MASK60___ Cortez "), and on the south by ___MASK47___ . Its northern limit is the U . S . state ___MASK60___ California . The ___MASK44___ is the largest of the Earth ' s oceanic divisions . It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean ( or , depending on definition , to Antarctica ) in the south and is bounded by Asia and ___MASK25___ in the west and the Americas in the ___MASK95___ . A state highway , state ___MASK16___ , or state route ( and the equivalent provincial highway , provincial ___MASK16___ , or provincial route ) is usually either a ___MASK16___ " numbered " by the state or province , falling below numbered national highways in the hierarchy ( route numbers are used to aid navigation , and may or may not indicate ownership or maintenance ); or a ___MASK16___ " maintained " by the state or province , including both nationally numbered highways and un - numbered state highways . Depending on the state , state highway may be used for one meaning and state ___MASK16___ or state route for the other . ___MASK15___ is a national park spanning portions of Tuolumne , Mariposa and Madera counties in Northern California . The park , which is managed by the National Park Service , covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range . About 4 million people visit Yosemite each year : most spend the majority of their ___MASK46___ in the seven square miles ( 18 km ) of Yosemite Valley . Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984 , Yosemite is internationally recognized for its granite cliffs , waterfalls , clear streams , giant sequoia groves , ___MASK91___ , mountains , glaciers , and biological diversity . Almost 95 % of the park is designated wilderness . Yosemite was central to the development of the national park idea . First , Galen Clark and others lobbied to protect Yosemite Valley from development , ultimately leading to President Abraham Lincoln ' s signing the Yosemite Grant in 1864 . Later , John Muir led a successful movement to establish a larger national park encompassing not just the valley , but surrounding mountains and forests as well  paving the way for the United States national park system . State Route 41 ( SR 41 ) is a state highway in the U . S . state ___MASK60___ California , connecting the Cabrillo Highway ( SR 1 ) in Morro Bay with Fresno and ___MASK15___ via the San Joaquin Valley . Except between US 101 in Atascadero and SR 46 near Shandon , SR 41 is part ___MASK60___ the California Freeway and Expressway System . It has been constructed as an expressway from near SR 198 in Lemoore north to the south part ___MASK60___ Fresno , where the Yosemite Freeway begins , passing along the east side ___MASK60___ downtown and extending north into Madera County . ___MASK100___ ( Spanish for " snowy "; see pronunciations ) is a state in the Western , ___MASK73___ ___MASK99___ , and Southwestern regions of the ___MASK41___ . ___MASK100___ is the 7th ___MASK1___ extensive , the 34th ___MASK1___ populous , and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Nearly three - quarters of ___MASK100___ ' s people live in ___MASK71___ County , which contains the Las Vegas  Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state ' s four largest incorporated cities are located . ___MASK100___ ' s capital is Carson City . ___MASK100___ is officially known as the " Silver State " because of the importance of silver to its history and economy . It is also known as the " Battle Born State ", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War ( the words " Battle Born " also appear on the state flag ); as the " Sage - brush State ", for the native plant of the same name ; and as the " Sage - hen State ". ___MASK100___ borders Oregon to the northwest , Idaho to the northeast , California to the west , Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east . A U . S . state is a constituent political entity ___MASK60___ the ___MASK41___ . There are 50 states , which are bound together in a union with each other . Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a defined geographic territory , and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government . Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the federal government , Americans are citizens ___MASK60___ both the federal republic and ___MASK60___ the state in which they reside . State citizenship and residency are flexible , and no government approval is required to move between states , except for persons covered by certain types ___MASK60___ court orders ( e . g ., paroled convicts and children ___MASK60___ divorced spouses who are sharing custody ). The ___MASK63___ Freeway and Expressway System is a system ___MASK60___ existing or planned freeways and expressways in the U . S . state ___MASK60___ ___MASK63___ . It encompasses both State highways and federal highways in ___MASK63___ . It is defined by the Streets and Highways Code , sections 250 - 257 . The City ___MASK60___ ___MASK9___ , often called ___MASK9___ City or simply ___MASK9___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population ___MASK60___ 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area ___MASK60___ just , ___MASK9___ City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip ___MASK60___ the state ___MASK60___ ___MASK9___ , the city is the center ___MASK60___ the ___MASK9___ metropolitan area , one ___MASK60___ the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK9___ City exerts a significant impact upon ___MASK17___ , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK9___ minute ". Home to the headquarters ___MASK60___ the United Nations , ___MASK9___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital ___MASK60___ the world .