California is about 2.5 times larger than Florida. California is the third largest US state.
POPULATION
California - over 39 million (2022) (Population rank - 1)Florida - over 22 million (2022) (Population rank - 3)
Florida has the second longest coastline in the US after Alaska.California ranks 3rd in terms of coastline length.
California - Sacramento
Florida - Tallahassee
CAPITAL CITY
LARGEST CITY
California - Los Angeles
Florida - Jacksonville
California - Mount Whitney 14,505 ft (4,421 m)Florida - Britton Hill 345 ft (105 m)Florida is the FLATTEST state in the US.
HIGHEST NATURAL POINT
California has a small 140 MILE international US-MEXICO border.There is no international land border in Florida.
NICKNAME
California - the Golden stateFlorida - the Sunshine state
California has a wide range of climate zones from arid hot desert to Tundra.Most of Florida has a tropical or subtropical climate.
CLIMATE
California - 1850
Florida - 1845
STATEHOOD
California - Death Valley, Sierra Nevada, Mojave desert, Klamath mountains, Transverse ranges, etc
Florida - Everglades, Florida keys, Pine island, Amelia island, etc