California economic regions map (labeled and colored)

The Southern Border Region is one of nine such geopolitical designations in the State of California, 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 (

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

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identified 9 regional economies. The California Economic Strategy Panel 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

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also provide reports for the region.

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