Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico.
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12 Facts About Baja California
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Baja California is home to Guadalupe Island, the westernmost point of Mexico.
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The Cocopa and Quechan of northeastern Baja California practiced agriculture in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River.
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Alta California was incorporated into the U S, and during the California Gold Rush, quickly gained enough population to be admitted to the union as a state.
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Baja California encompasses a territory within the Californias region of North America, which exhibits diverse geography for a relatively small area.
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The Peninsular ranges of the Baja California cordillera run down the geographic center of the state.
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Temperate winds from the Pacific Ocean and the cold Baja California Current make the climate along the northwestern coast pleasant year-round.
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Much of rural Baja California depends predominantly on wells, a few dams and even oases.
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Baja California offers one of the best educational programs in the country, with high rankings in schooling and achievement.
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Baja California has developed a need to be self-sufficient in matters of technological and scientific innovation and to be less dependent on foreign countries.
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Baja California's economy has a strong focus on tariff-free export oriented manufacturing .
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