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 Seats for Forklifts California - California State has a strong economy thanks to its huge population. The state stretches from the southern Mojave Desert, towards Oregon in the north, and from the western bordering Pacific Ocean to the Sierra Nevada Mountains within the east. The state capital is the city of Sacramento. California is the nation's most populated state and the 3rd-biggest in terms of land area. Just the states of Alaska and Texas are bigger. The economy is so robust that if California were a nation, it would be the 8th-biggest economy within the world. Among the country's 50 most populated cities, eight are situated here: Los Angeles, San Francisco, the city of San Diego, San Jose, Sacramento, Fresno, Oakland and Long Beach.
California State is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire. About 37,000 earthquakes are recorded here annually. The diverse environment consists of the highest point in the contiguous USA, Mount Whitney, and the lowest point, Death Valley. The long shoreline is exceeded in length just by the shorelines of Florida and Alaska.
Los Angeles City is the productive center of the United States entertainment trade. The information and technology sectors flourished during the late 20th century in the region known as Silicon Valley. The 20th century also saw the development of the tourism sector. Education, aerospace and manufacturing are other vital sectors of the state economy. The five largest sectors offering work in California are trade, transportation, and utilities; professional, business and government services; health and education services; and hospitality and leisure. The major agricultural area in California is situated in Central Valley. The state produces roughly 50 percent of the fresh fruit within the United States and a lot of the vegetables.
One-quarter of the state's economy is dependent on international trade. The value of exports continues to rise, from $127 billion worth of goods in 2006, to $134 billion in the year 2007, to $144 billion in 2008. The leading exports are computers and electronic products, accounting for more than 40 percent of all exports of California. Agriculture is one more growth sector in the state's economy. Agriculture sales rose by a whopping 400% over the last 30 years. Now the state of California has over 80,000 ranches and farms that generate roughly $36.2 billion in profits each year.
The weather conditions varies all around the state. Most of California has dry summers and cool, rainy winter months. Summer fog along the shoreline is created by the cool California Current. Inland, the winter months tend to be colder and the summer months hotter. There tends to be more rainfall within the northern regions of the state compared to the southern. Some of the rainiest regions are situated on California's mountain slopes which face west, while the mountain ranges east sides produce a rain shadow, creating expansive deserts. Death Valley is a low-elevation desert, producing the hottest temperatures on the continent. Higher elevation deserts of eastern California produce hot summer months and cold winter months. The Central Valley has a Mediterranean weather but greater extremes compared to the shore. The Sierra Nevada Mountains have moderate to mild heat in the summer months and snow in wintertime.
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