You can use the box below to create new pages for this mini-wiki. preload=Asanax/preload editintro=Asanax/editintro width=25 California is a state spanning the southern half of the west coast of the contiguous United States. With a population of 37 million and an area of 158,402 square miles (410,000 km²), California is the largest U.S. state in population and the third largest in area.