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TheSouthern Border Region is one of ninegeopolitical designations inCalifornia used for economic analysis. The region includesSan Diego County andImperial County, each of which borders Mexico.[1][2][3] Its largest city isSan Diego.
The Southern Border Region is adjacent to the Southern California Region, which consists of five counties (Orange,Los Angeles,San Bernardino,Riverside, andVentura).[4] These regions were created in about 1998, when the California Regional Economies Project identified 9 regional economies. The California Economic Strategy Panel used employment and wage information reported by employers for public policy-making, planning, and program administration.[5] 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.[1] Other agencies such as theCalifornia Public Utilities Commission also provide reports for the region.[6][7]
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