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California was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
January 6, 2006	Peer review	Reviewed
March 16, 2007	Good article nominee	Not listed
November 11, 2016	Good article nominee	Not listed
March 4, 2022	Good article nominee	Not listed
Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on July 7, 2004, September 9, 2007, September 9, 2008, September 9, 2009, and September 9, 2010.
Current status: Former good article nominee

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Section sizes

Section size for California (59 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	16,430	16,430
Etymology	2,844	2,844
History	277	59,531
Indigenous tribes	6,787	6,787
Spanish period	7,403	7,403
Mexican period	6,780	6,780
U.S. conquest and the California Republic	3,953	3,953
Early American period	8,076	13,902
California genocide	5,826	5,826
1900–present	20,429	20,429
Geography	10,090	49,069
Climate	8,758	8,758
Ecology	1,457	1,457
Flora and fauna	13,557	13,557
Rivers	1,712	1,712
Regions	2,215	2,215
Cities and towns	11,280	11,280
Demographics	56	52,094
Population	17,325	17,325
Race and ethnicity	15,247	15,247
Languages	14,013	14,013
Religion	5,453	5,453
Culture	1,610	13,858
Media and entertainment	5,261	5,261
Sports	6,987	6,987
Education	4,628	10,601
Higher education	5,973	5,973
Economy	6,389	20,077
Agriculture	2,702	2,702
Income	7,302	7,302
State finances	3,684	3,684
Infrastructure	19	17,839
Energy	6,933	6,933
Transportation	273	9,092
Highways	4,859	4,859
Air travel	750	750
Railroads	2,965	2,965
Busses	245	245
Water	1,795	1,795
Government and politics	303	34,805
State government	3,952	10,743
Executive branch	2,215	2,215
Legislative branch	859	859
Judicial branch	3,717	3,717
Local government	903	6,086
Counties	1,583	1,583
City and town governments	1,331	1,331
School districts and special districts	2,269	2,269
Federal representation	1,376	1,376
Armed forces	3,410	3,410
Politics	11,200	11,200
Twinned regions	1,687	1,687
See also	132	132
Notes	25	25
References	15	726
Citations	30	30
Works cited	681	681
Further reading	1,387	1,387
External links	2,191	2,191
Total	281,609	281,609