California is located on the western coast of the United States. It extends along the Pacific Ocean from the Mexican border in the south for nearly 1500 km. The major city in California is the multi-ethnic metropolis of Los Angeles, home to Hollywood movie stars, Universal Studios, business moguls, California surfers and four million inhabitants. San Francisco is another beautiful Californian city that hugs the slopes of a hilly peninsula on the shores of a vast blue bay amid the coastal mountains.