If California were a separate nation...

 

  • It would be the fifth largest economy in the world

  • It would have the fourth largest percapita GNP

  • It would rank eighth in the world as an importer of merchandise

  • It would have the thirtieth largest population in the world

  • It would have an inflation rate lower than 82 of the 100 leading economies in the world

  • It would lead the world in automobile ownership per person