It includes Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura, Orange and San Bernardino Counties.
If the five-county Los Angeles area were a state, it would be the fourth largest in the United States.
Los Angeles is the home of the original Bay Watch, and is rimmed with miles of beaches.
Los Angeles has more than 80 stage theaters and 300 museums, more than any U.S. city.
The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest in the U.S. and one of the busiest in the world.
Despite its image of an oasis with water and palm trees everywhere, Los Angeles is more like a desert, with an annual rainfall of only 15 inches (38 cm).

