> Some quick googling suggests that 80% of California's land area is rural, compared to 39% of Germany's. Yeah, just the federally controlled (mostly protected

> Some quick googling suggests that 80% of California's land area is rural, compared to 39% of Germany's. Yeah, just the federally controlled (mostly protected national parks, forests, wilderness, wildlife refuges, etc.) land is 45% of California’s land area.