California economic regions map (labeled and colored)

The Southern Border Region is one of nine such geopolitical designations in the

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, United States, used for economic analysis. The region is defined to include

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and

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, each of which borders Mexico. Its largest city is

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. The Southern Border Region is adjacent to the Southern California Region, which consists of five counties ( Orange,

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San Bernardino San Bernardino (; Spanish language, Spanish for Bernardino of Siena, "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a ...

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, and Ventura). These regions were created in about 1998, when the

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identified 9 regional economies. The

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uses employment and wage information reported by employers for public policy-making, planning, and program administration. As an example of information reported by the panel, according to the 2009 report, the gross domestic product of the region had grown 68.5% in five years. Other agencies such as the California Public Utilities Commission also provide reports for the region.

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