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Old 10-21-2014, 09:31 PM
 
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In the United States , California is considered by many the most desirable area to live in: it's coastal, it's beautiful, has amazing economic opportunities that draws people from around the country and world, has several important metros, and a high cost of living. It's also the most innovative state, home to most important tech companies as well as the entertainment industry. What are some areas analogous to California across the globe?
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Old 10-21-2014, 10:12 PM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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Minus the tech/innovation I'd say the south of France and parts of Spain (Barcelona, etc.) share geography, climate and high cost of living. Maybe Melbourne and Sydney too....
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Old 10-22-2014, 12:47 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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This should be fun.
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Old 10-22-2014, 02:45 AM
 
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In the northern hemisphere: Spain, France (but only towards Spain)

In the Southern Hemisphere: places around the tropic lines IE: Southern Australia, Central chile and Argentina and South Africa around Capetown.

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Old 10-22-2014, 06:48 AM
 
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Southern California has the same climate as Mediterranean countries.
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Old 10-22-2014, 07:22 AM
 
Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Hong Kong
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Old 10-22-2014, 08:53 AM
 
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Size-wise, Sweden, Turkmenistan and Irak are slightly bigger, Vietnam, Japan and Zimbabwe slightly smaller, Paraguay,Uzbekistan, Cameroon ,Somalia (without Somaliland) and Morocco (without Western Sahara) have exactly the same size.
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:27 AM
 
Location: M I N N E S O T A
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British Columbia
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:32 AM
 
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I haven't been to California but I've heard that Andalusia's topography and climate is very similar to some areas of Southern California (and Arizona).
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:41 AM
 
Location: western East Roman Empire
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Southern California has the same climate as Mediterranean countries.
Not exactly.

Mediterranean countries have humid and cold, but usually not freezing, winters. Olive trees, for example, need such winters, in order to actually produce olives. The middle interior of California comes closest to replicating the Mediterranean climate on a 12-month basis, but even the olives there are not, for the most part, olive oil quality, it produces table olives.
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