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California vs Newfoundland and Labrador Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²).
- California's land area is 1.1 times (8%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- California and Newfoundland and Labrador have about the same total area.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 1.4 times (37%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than California's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Newfoundland and Labrador's is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m).
- Mount Whitney is 9,064 feet higher than Mount Caubvick.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Newfoundland and Labrador's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Newfoundland and Labrador Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Newfoundland and Labrador has 548,557 (2026).
- California's population is 71.9 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8.
- California's population density is 66.6 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Newfoundland and Labrador's is St. John's with 110,525.
- Los Angeles' population is 35.1 times larger than St. John's'.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's St. John's CMA (212,579).
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's population is 60.8 times larger than St. John's CMA's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- In its current form, California is the older of the two by 99 years.
California vs Newfoundland and Labrador Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Newfoundland and Labrador's $30.8 billion.
- California's economic output is 131.4 times larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364.
- California's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (82%) higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Official Websites
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