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Has a greater land area
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Was an independent country before it joined the Union
Texas; 1836–1846 | California; June 14 – July 9, 1846
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Joined the union earlier
Texas; December 29, 1845 | California; September 9, 1850
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Has the largest population
California; 39 million | Texas; 28 million
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Its capital is NOT its largest city
Sacramento is California's 6th largest | Austin is Texas's 4th largest
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Used to be under the Spanish rule
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Borders three other states
Texas borders four states
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Produces the most oil out of any state
California produces the most after Texas, North Dakota and Alaska
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Contains both the highest and the lowest point of the contiguous United States
Death Valley is the lowest and Mount Whitney the highest point, both in California
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Has more counties
Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other state. While California has 58 counties
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Has an official coat of arms
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It would have been the 5th largest supplier of food in the world if it was a country
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Was the home state of at least one U.S. president
California was the home state of Nixon and Texas home to Lyndon Johnson and Dwight Eisenhower
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Has the most national parks out of any state
California has 9 and Texas only has 2
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Latinos outnumber the white population
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The only place on earth named "Earth" is located here