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San Diego is a coastal Southern California city with a population of 1,256,951. It's the second largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States, and is the economic center of the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metropolitan area, the 17th-largest metro area in the U.S. with a population of 2.9 million as of 2006, and the 21st largest Metropolitan area in the Americas when including Tijuana.

San Diego County lies just north of the Mexican border sharing a border with Tijuana and lies south of Orange County. It is home to miles of beaches, a mild Mediterranean climate and 16 military facilities hosting the United States Navy, the United States Coast Guard and the United States Marine Corps.

San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship-repair and construction, software development, telecommunications and tourism.
AMUSEMENT PARKS

San Diego Zoo The San Diego Zoo cares for more than 4,000 individual animals representing 800 different species. Its collection of animals, as well as its plant collection of over 6,500 species, is acknowledged as one of the finest in the entire world. www.sandiegozoo.org		Disneyland 1313 South harbor Blvd. Anaheim, CA 92802 1-800-225-2024 www.disneyland.com
SeaWorld Adventure Park Venture beyond the ocean's door at SeaWorld San Diego. Get close enough to touch a dolphin's fin, stare down a shark and connect with all the sea's creatures. www.seaworld.com		Universal Studios 100 Universal City Plaza Universal City, CA 91608 1-800-Universal www.universalstudioshollywood.com
PETCO Park 100 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101 619-795-5005 www.petcoparkevents.com		Knott's Berry Farm 8039 Beach Blvd. Buena Park, CA 90620 General Info (714) 220-5200 www.knotts.com
LEGOLAND California One Legoland Dr. Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-918-5346 www.legoland.com/california.htm		Stapels Center 1111 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, CA 90015 Box Office (213) 742-7340 www.staplescenter.com

OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS
San Diego - http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
NCTimes - www.nctimes.com
The Weather Channel - http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/92101
North San Diego Guide - http://www.signonsandiego.com/specialsections/sandiegonorthguide/
San Diego Union Tribune - http://www.signonsandiego.com/
San Diego Entertainment Guide - http://entertainment.signonsandiego.com/front.html