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Section sizes Section size for California (58 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 18,486 18,486 585 585 Etymology 3,032 3,032 180 180 History 248 59,668 14 3,446 Indigenous tribes 6,506 6,506 288 288 Spanish period 7,953 7,953 507 507 Mexican period 6,668 6,668 476 476 U.S. conquest and the California Republic 3,911 3,911 231 231 Early American period 8,217 13,679 706 1,098 California genocide 5,462 5,462 392 392 1900–present 20,703 20,703 832 832 Geography 11,246 52,183 3 2,027 Climate 8,573 8,573 491 491 Ecology 1,411 1,411 123 123 Flora and fauna 16,031 16,031 997 997 Rivers 1,713 1,713 217 217 Regions 2,198 2,198 67 67 Cities and towns 11,011 11,011 129 129 Demographics 56 52,392 0 1,814 Population 16,737 16,737 644 644 Race and ethnicity 16,183 16,183 342 342 Languages 13,940 13,940 539 539 Religion 5,476 5,476 289 289 Culture 1,599 14,889 146 1,035 Media and entertainment 5,470 5,470 428 428 Sports 7,820 7,820 461 461 Education 4,629 10,771 174 287 Higher education 6,142 6,142 113 113 Economy 7,918 39,723 420 2,254 Agriculture 2,423 2,423 149 149 Income 7,367 7,367 235 235 State finances 3,693 3,693 214 214 Energy 7,084 7,084 385 385 Transportation 298 9,452 20 727 Highways 4,899 4,899 353 353 Air travel 700 700 67 67 Railroads 3,310 3,310 259 259 Busses 245 245 28 28 Water 1,786 1,786 124 124 Government and politics 303 36,902 19 2,145 State government 3,918 10,649 207 609 Executive branch 2,164 2,164 108 108 Legislative branch 862 862 45 45 Judicial branch 3,705 3,705 249 249 Local government 904 6,234 91 494 Counties 1,760 1,760 105 105 City and town governments 1,331 1,331 163 163 School districts and special districts 2,239 2,239 135 135 Federal representation 2,789 2,789 120 120 Armed forces 3,392 3,392 169 169 Politics 11,118 11,118 696 696 Foreign relations 2,417 2,417 38 38 See also 132 132 0 0 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 15 726 0 0 Citations 30 30 0 0 Works cited 681 681 0 0 Further reading 1,582 1,582 0 0 External links 2,377 2,377 0 0 Total 292,887 292,887 13,773 13,773

The section 'Indigenous' needs to change. In the start of the section, current understand of the demographics of native people says "greater than 300,000 people" in "more then 70 distinct ethnic groups". Yet the very next paragraph goes into detail with one theory of "men in women's clothing have traditional roles" and declares it to be "common". No one knows that those gender roles were "common" in California. This wording is directly misleading. It is not intellectually honest to put forward one particular theory as "common", without admitting the context or considering other theories, if not equally even in passing at all. Secondly, there were warrior tribes, and practices of slavery among some tribes. The implication is that the tribes really were diverse, including savage and cruel behavior associated with dominant hunter clans with territory. This portion of history is not mentioned at all. This section shows obvious bias, does not meet standards of fairness, accuracy and rigor.

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The redirect Kalifoni has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 July 25 § Kalifoni until a consensus is reached. A1Cafel (talk) 03:01, 25 July 2026 (UTC)Reply