San Diego
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San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California located alongside the Pacific Ocean in Southern California. With a population of over 1.3 million residents, the city is the eighth-most populous in the United States and the second-most populous in California after Los Angeles. The city is located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border.
The economy of San Diego is influenced by its deepwater port, which includes the only major submarine and shipbuilding yards on the West Coast. The city has a long association with the United States Navy[1], hosting the largest naval fleet in the world.[2] There are also Coast Guard and Marine Corps bases in the city.
It has also emerged as a "healthcare" and biotechnology development center. [3] The community of La Jolla is home to many corporations in bioengineering, medical practice and scientific research, including the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.