California can refer to many places and things. Among them include the following:
- California, one of the 50 states of the United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
- Baja California, one of the 31 states of Mexico. Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico. Formely known as Northern Territory of Baja California.
- Baja California Sur, one of the 31 states of Mexico. Baja California Sur (pron BAH-hah kahl'-ee-FORE-nyah SOOR is one of the 31 States of Mexico. Formely known as Southern Territory of Baja California.
- Baja California Peninsula or Lower California peninsula, a peninsula of North America in the west of Mexico. The Baja California peninsula ( English: Lower California peninsula) is a Peninsula in western Mexico.
- Gulf of California, the body of water between Baja California Peninsula and the rest of Mexico. " Sea of Cortez " redirects here For the book by John Steinbeck, see The Log from the Sea of Cortez.
- Places in the state of California
- Historical entities
- California Republic, a short-lived independent state founded by American rebels against Mexico in 1846
- Alta California, the northern part of the California region of New Spain and Mexico, formed as a separate territory in 1804 and acquired by the United States in 1848
- Baja California, the southern part of the California region of New Spain and Mexico, and occupied the whole Baja California peninsula, formed as a separate territory in 1804, in 1931 was split into North and South Territories. California City incorporated in 1965 is a city located in the northern Antelope Valley in Kern County in the U The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley The Auto Club Speedway of Southern California (formerly California Speedway) is a two-mile low-banked D-shaped oval Superspeedway in Fontana California The California Republic, also called the Bear Flag Republic, was the result of a revolt by Americans on June 14 1846, in the town of Sonoma Alta California (Upper California was formed in 1804 when the Province of the Californias, then a part of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the
- Las Californias, the wider region along the west coast of North America during Spanish and Mexican rule. The Californias ( Spanish: Las Californias) was the name given by the Spanish to the area which today is primarily the three States of Baja
- Island of California, an early geographical misconception that the Baja California Peninsula was an island. The Island of California refers to a long-held European misconception dating from the 16th century that California was not part of mainland North America but
- See also Origin of the name California. The Toponym California is currently used by three North American entities — in the United States, by the state of California
- Other U. S. locations
- California, Kentucky
- California, Louisville, a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky
- California, Maine
- California, Maryland
- California, Michigan
- California, Missouri
- California, North Carolina
- California, Ohio
- California, Pennsylvania
- In other countries
- In astronomy
- Names of ships
- Living creatures
- California poppy, the California state flower
- California quail, the California state bird
- California spiny lobster, a spiny lobster that lives off the coast of the Mexican and the U. California is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. California is a neighborhood in Louisville Kentucky, USA. There are no written records of the beginning of the neighborhood but the area was settled by German California is a Census-designated place and community in St Mary's County Maryland, United States. California Township is a Civil township of Branch County in the U California is a city in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. California Ohio is a small Neighborhood in the city of Cincinnati, also commonly called Grove Park California is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, along the Monongahela River. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada in Lanark County. Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. California is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. California is a Municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Schönberg is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Emilia-Romagna is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Bologna. Bibbona is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southwest of Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Gelderland ( English also Guelders) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country Limburg ( Dutch: (Nederlands Limburg is the southern-most of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located California is a Village in the north of the Civil parish of Finchampstead in the English county of Berkshire. California is a hamlet to the south side of Aylesbury town centre in Buckinghamshire in England, although today it has been completely swallowed California is an inner-suburb of Derby to the south west of the city in between the A516 (Uttoxeter New Road and A5250 (Burton Road Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby is a Civil parish in the English County of Norfolk. Ipswich ( ˈɪpswɪtʃ is a Non-metropolitan district and the County town of Suffolk, England on the Estuary of the River Orwell 341 California is an Asteroid belonging to the Flora family in the Main Belt, that has an unusually high Albedo. The California Nebula ( NGC 1499 is an emission Nebula located in the constellation Perseus. Seven ships of the United States Navy have been named USS California in honor of the 31st state. The iron ship California (663 ton is the most famous of four Dutch clippers launched in 1853 The California poppy ( Eschscholzia californica) is native to grassy and open areas from sea level to 2000m (6500 feet altitude in the western United States throughout The California Quail, Callipepla californica, also known as the California Valley Quail or Valley Quail is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail The California spiny lobster is a species of Spiny lobster found from the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula to Monterey Bay, California S. states
- California condor, a bird of prey
- California Sea Lion, a coastal sea lion. The California Condor ( Gymnogyps californianus) is a North American Species of Bird in the New World vulture family Cathartidae The California Sea Lion ( Zalophus californianus) is a coastal Sea lion of the northern Pacific Ocean.
- California yellowjacket (Vespula sulphurea), a yellowjacket
- In music
See also List of songs about California
- Names
" California " is a pop song written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal, produced by David Tickle for Belinda " California " is a Song featured in Phantom Planet 's 2002 album The Guest. California "All of California and Everyone Who Lives There Stinks" by The World/Inferno Friendship Society "All the Gold in California" California Molefe (born 12 March, 1980) is a Botswana sprinter runner who won a silver medal in 400 metres at the 2006 IAAF World Randy California (born Randy Craig Wolfe; February 20 1951 &ndash January 2 1997 was a guitarist singer and songwriter and one of the original members of the rock group
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