San Andreas

The State of San Andreas, also known as the San Andreas Republic or simply San Andreas, is a fictional state in the United States of America. It is featured in the Outlaw’s Saga as one of the nine fictional U.S. states.
== Description ==
San Andreas is a large western state, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is depicted to be a peninsula state as in the game, only the southern portion of the state is depicted, but in reality, the state is connected to a neighboring state to the north, and the northern region of the state is located northwest, being connected to the mainland.
San Andreas is located west of the state of Robada, and is bordered by the state of California to the north and south.
San Andreas has two known major cities: Los Santos and San Fierro. While San Fierro does not appear, it is mentioned, but Los Santos is a major setting.
San Andreas is divided into numerous counties: Los Santos County (composing of the Los Santos Metropolitan Area), Blaine County (composing of the northern half of Southern San Andreas that includes Sandy Shores and Paleto Bay), Whetstone County (composing of the rural area of Angel Pine), Flint County (composing of central farmlands), Red County (composing of Palamino Creek, Blueberry, Dillimore, and Montgomery), San Fierro County (composing of the San Fierro Metropolitan Area), Tierra Robada County (composing of Bayside, El Quebradas, and Las Barrancas), and Bone County (composes of the Las Venturas Metropolitan Area, and Fort Carson).
== Geography/Influences ==
San Andreas’ geographical placement resembles more of the American Southwest, having a humid climate, tropical and desert regions across the state. Each area is different in terms of appearance.
=== Geography ===
* Southern San Andreas has some diversity in geographical placement.
** Los Santos County and the Los Santos Metropolitan Area has a little bit of geography, despite most of the area being built over by the large city. If one observes closely, the city seems to be built on top of a plateau, with a large cliff and hill separating the plateau from the Pacific Ocean. Across the western front is a large beach that travels further north towards Blaine County. However, to the south, the city leads to some docks that are built on top of the ocean level, which imply that the roads go down a slight slope before reaching the docks. To the east are some fields, mostly used for extracting oil or scrapping junk that lead up to the Tataviam Mountain Range that is in Los Santos County. And finally to the north, there is a large hillside that is compromised by Vinewood Hills. It serves as a slight barrier into Blaine County. There is also a reservoir in the hills as well, with bluffs further west. The Paleto River separates the state from Robada and the Pacific Ocean.
** The Grand Senora Desert is primarily desert, being flat or hilly throughout most of it. The community of Sandy Shores is built right next to a large in-land sea known as the Alamo Sea. While most of it is desert, there are some grassy hills across the south and eventually to the west and far east, showing that the desert is in a large valley. To the area further north begins the ascent to the infamous Mount Chiliad, which is the highest peak in the state. Across its base is a rugged terrain. To the west is more cliffs and bluffs that go up from Los Santos County.
** The forests of Northern Blaine County consists of spruce and redwood trees that are scattered across the northern woods as well as the Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness. To the far northwest is the town of Paleto Bay, which is situated on a cliff and slope next to the Pacific Ocean. However, according to Lester Crest, although it is not noticed, the body of water north of Paleto Bay is actually a river that separates the two peninsulas of San Andreas and the state of Robada. However, looking at it from a developer's perspective, it is not noticed to keep the feel of the setting in the game and discourage players from going out of bounds.
** Whetstone County has large pine and redwood forests with a large mountain sitting next to the small town of Angel Pine. Half of the city of Foster Valley is located within Whetstone County, with the other half being in Flint County.
** Flint County has grassy hills and large pine trees for forests. Half of the city of Foster Valley is located within this county, with the other half being in Whetstone County. Alcazar Island is also located just off of the coast of the region, serving as San Andreas’ largest prison.
** Red County is a vast wilderness with various small towns such as Palomino Creek, Blueberry, Montgomery, Dillimore, and the large city of Beacon Hill, being located east of the San Fierro Metropolitan Area. It has several small mountains, hills, and redwood trees located across the large county.
** Tierra Robada County is a small county with mostly grassy hills and fields instead of forest, being surrounded by rivers and the ocean. The small cities of Bayside and Marquis is located here.
** San Fierro and the San Fierro Metropolitan Area has a large hill within the city as well as large hills that sprawl across the southwestern portion of the city. It also had a large bay across the northern and eastern sections of the city.
=== Influence ===
San Andreas overall draws inspiration from the real-life state of California, with inspiration from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, and Northern California cities such as Marin, Crescent City, and Sacramento.
* Los Santos County draws inspiration from the real-life Los Angeles County and the L.A. Metropolitan Area. The cities of Downtown, Rockford Hills, Vinewood Hills, Chamberlain Hills, South Los Santos, East Los Santos, and Del Perro are based off of Downtown Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Hollywood Hills, Crenshaw, Compton, Torrence, Terminal Island, Long Beach, San Bernandino, Santa Ana, and Santa Monica, California, all being part of the L.A. Area.
* Blaine County draws inspiration from a lot of different Southern California counties such as Riverside, San Bernandino, Inyo, Imperial, and Orange County. The area of Sandy Shores and the Grand Senora Desert is reminiscent of the Desert Shores, Bombay Beach, and Salton Sea area within the Mojave Desert, being located in Imperial County, the Grapeseed area being based off of a scaled down version of Bakersfield and Lamont, both being located in Kern County. Mount Chiliad is based off of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, and Paleto Bay being based off of the cities of Morro Bay and Pismo Beach in San Luis Obispo County.
* Flint County draws inspiration from the Northern California Counties of Santa Clara, Alameda, and Lake, notably the Silicon Valley region south of the San Francisco Bay Area, which corresponds to the geography in San Andreas. The city of Foster Valley is based off of Foster City and Palo Alto, California, located in Santa Clara County.
* Whetstone County draws inspiration from San Mateo County, with the town of Angel Pine being based off of a scaled down version of Moss Beach, San Mateo County, and the western half of Foster Valley being based off of Foster City, San Mateo County, California. The mountain standing next to Angel Pine is based off of Montera Mountain.
* The San Fierro Bay Area is based off of the San Francisco Bay Area, with notable inspirations from the city of San Francisco, in San Francisco County, as well as parts of Marin and Alameda Counties.
* Tierra Robada County is based off of Marin County, with the cities of Bayside and Marquis being based off of the city of Marin.
* Red County draws inspiration from numerous Northern California counties, such as Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, and Napa County, northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area. The largest city of Beacon Hill is based off of Oakland in Alameda County, and the towns of Palomino Creek, Blueberry, Montgomery, and Dillimore is based off of Big Bear City, San Bernandino County; Modesto, Stanislaus County; Visalia, Tulare County, and Lake Hughes, Los Angeles County.
Overall, San Andreas is highly reminiscent of Los Angeles, Imperial, San Francisco, Marin, and Alameda Counties, with the cities of Los Santos, San Fierro, Bayside, Paleto Bay, Foster Valley, and Beacon Hill being based off of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Marin, Morro Bay, Foster City & Palo Alto, and Oakland, California. The desert region of Southern San Andreas is reminiscent of the Mojave Desert, especially since it is in close proximity to the state of Robada, which is based off of Nevada.
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== Trivia ==
* In the 3D Universe, Las Venturas was located within the state of San Andreas. However in the HD Rendition, it is located in an officially unnamed state, but in the Outlaw's Saga canon, it is located in the Nevada-inspired state of Robada.
** This actually makes the most sense as Las Venturas was based off of Las Vegas, Nevada, and since San Andreas is inspired by California, it would not make sense for a Vegas-inspired city to be located in a California-inspired state, but rather, a Nevada-inspired state.
* In the Outlaw's Saga Canon, San Fierro and the surrounding area shares the same layout as San Francisco, Marin County, San Mateo County, and Alameda County.
* The scenes for San Fierro and Robada were shot in the Mission Row and Pillbox Hill areas of Los Santos, and the Sandy Shores area of Blaine County.
* The North Yankton gravesite scene was shot in Great Chaparral, near an unnamed church, with an edited scenery to resemble snow and a Midwestern geography.
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