| San Diego is a great place to buy a condo because | | | | abruptly ends with Mission Valley to the north. |
| of its perfect weather and wonderful easy lifestyle. | | | | Coronado and Point Loma separate San Diego Bay |
| Anything you could ever hope for is at your | | | | from the ocean. Ocean Beach is on the west side of |
| fingertips. People who live in San Diego are always | | | | Point Loma. Mission Beach and Pacific Beach lie |
| smiling, drinking surfing and having a good time. Who | | | | between the ocean and Mission Bay, a man-made |
| would not want to own a vacation condominium in | | | | aquatic park. La Jolla, an affluent community, lies |
| San Diego, or even just live in a condo on the beach? | | | | north of Pacific Beach. Mount Soledad in La Jolla |
| Sunny San Diego is a coastal Southern California city | | | | offers views from northern San Diego County to |
| located in the southwestern corner of the continental | | | | Mexico. |
| United States. As of 2006, the city has a population | | | | Mountains rise to the east of the city, and beyond |
| of 1,311,162 people. | | | | the mountains are desert areas. Cleveland National |
| It is the second largest city in California and the | | | | Forest is a half-hour drive from downtown San Diego. |
| eighth largest in the United States. The larger | | | | Numerous farms are found in the valleys northeast |
| metropolitan area is the 21st-largest in the Americas, | | | | of the city. The city of San Diego itself has deep |
| with a population over 4.8 million. It lies just north of | | | | canyons separating its mesas, creating small pockets |
| the Mexican border (shares border with Tijuana, | | | | of natural parkland scattered throughout the city. San |
| Mexico), and is a home for United States Navy, | | | | Diego County also has more endangered plant and |
| United States Coast Guard and United States Marine | | | | animal species (as determined by US Environmental |
| Corps bases, many miles of beaches, and a mild | | | | Protection Agency) than any other county in the |
| Mediterranean climate. The average temperature is | | | | United States. |
| 72°F, with an average rainfall of 9 in (228.6 mm). | | | | Military bases in or near San Diego include U.S. Navy |
| San Diego's economy centers on the military, tourism, | | | | ports, Marine Corps bases, and Coast Guard stations. |
| trade, agriculture, ship-repair and construction, | | | | San Diego is the site of the largest naval fleet in the |
| defense-related companies, biotechnology, computer | | | | world, and with the reductions at the Norfolk, Virginia |
| science, electronics, real estate speculation. It is also | | | | basing facilities and the retrenchment in the Russian |
| home to some of the wealthiest enclaves in the | | | | naval base at Vladivostok, San Diego has the largest |
| country, including the suburbs of Cardiff by the Sea, | | | | concentration of Naval facilities in the world. It has |
| Del Mar, Fairbanks Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe and | | | | two of the US Navy's Nimitz class supercarriers, (the |
| Bonita. | | | | USS Nimitz and the USS Ronald Reagan), five |
| Downtown San Diego is located on San Diego Bay. | | | | amphibious assault ships, several Los Angeles-class |
| Balboa Park lies on a mesa to the northeast. It is | | | | "fast attack" submarines, carrier and submarine |
| surrounded by several dense urban communities and | | | | tenders. |