Los Angeles is the largest city in
California,
and the 2nd largest in the United States.
As of 2006, the population was estimated by the
state government as 10,245,672.
Some of the major companies with their headquarters in Los Angeles include Northrop Grumman, Occidental Petroleum and Paramount Pictures.
Airports serving Los Angeles include LA/Ontario International Airport (which is actually in Ontario) and Los Angeles International Airport.
Some of the leading educational institutions in Los Angeles include the University of California, Los Angeles ("UCLA") and the University of Southern California. The University of California, Los Angeles ("UCLA") is one of the University of California's ten campuses. The University of Southern California is the state's oldest private research university.
Professional sports franchises in Los Angeles include the baseball team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the ice hockey team, the Los Angeles Kings, the NBA basketball team, the Los Angeles Clippers, and the NBA basketball team, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Los Angeles is one of only a handful of cities to have hosted the Summer Olympics more than once - in 1932 and 1984.
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