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| :''This page is about the fictional State of San Andreas. For the game, please see [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. For the city in [[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]] see [[City of San Andreas]]''.
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| {{infobox state|
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| |image = [[File:SanAndreas-TerrainMap.jpg|300px]]
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| |games = [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]
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| |name = State of San Andreas
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| }}'''San Andreas''' is a fictional state in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], based on the real states of [[wp:California|California]], [[wp:Nevada|Nevada]], [[wp:Arizona|Arizona]], [[wp:Wyoming|Wyoming]] and [[wp:Oregon|Oregon]]. San Andreas appears to be comprised entirely of islands as the state is surrounded by water, however, several maps throughout the state depict the northern regions ([[Tierra Robada]] and [[Bone County]]) connecting to the mainland. San Andreas is estimated to be 36 square kilometers in size (13.9 square miles), making it the largest setting in the GTA series.
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| Unlike the [[State of Liberty]] or the [[State of Florida]], much of the State of San Andreas is completely accessible to the player. The state is divided into three cities and five counties, the cities of [[Los Santos]], [[San Fierro]] and [[Las Venturas]], and the counties of [[Red County]], [[Flint County]], [[Whetstone]], [[Tierra Robada]] and [[Bone County]].
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| ==Cities==
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| The State of San Andreas consists of three main cities:
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| [[Image:LosSantosSunrise.jpg|thumb|left|210px|right|Los Santos]]
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| ===Los Santos===
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| {{Main|Los Santos}}
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| '''Los Santos''' is the largest city in San Andreas. It is based on Los Angeles, California. It is filled with references to famous L.A. landmarks, including the Hollywood Sign, the Watts Towers, the Capitol Tower, the U.S. Bank Tower and the Santa Monica Pier among many others. It borders Red County to the north and Flint County to the west. It is the hometown of [[Carl Johnson]], who returns from living in [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] for five years, after his [[Sean Johnson|brother]] informs him of their [[Beverly Johnson|mother's]] death. After a deadly shootout under the [[Mulholland Intersection]] in Los Santos, [[Carl Johnson]] is dragged by Officers [[Frank Tenpenny]], [[Eddie Pulaski]] and [[Jimmy Hernandez]] to [[Angel Pine]]. Los Santos also includes several fictional boroughs that resemble cities in L.A. County such as [[Ganton]] (Compton), [[Idlewood]] (Inglewood) and [[Vinewood]] (Hollywood).
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| [[Image:San Fierro Overview.jpg|thumb|left|210px|right|San Fierro]]
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| ===San Fierro===
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| {{Main|San Fierro}}
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| '''San Fierro''' is the smallest city in San Andreas, situated on a peninsula in the western portion of the state. It is a fictional city based on the real city of San Francisco, California, with the additional references of two Firth of Forth bridges in Scotland, the Forth Bridge and the Forth Road Bridge, the latter being made to also resemble the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in both design and physical location. South of San Fierro lies the massive [[Mount Chiliad]] and the little town of [[Angel Pine]] in [[Whetstone]]. North of the city, across the [[Gant Bridge]] (San Fierro's version of the Golden Gate Bridge), lies the small town of [[Bayside]]. Northeast of the city lies the county of [[Tierra Robada]]. To the east is the [[Panopticon]], and to the southeast is [[Flint County]].
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| The city bears visible scars of an earthquake, a likely reference to the Loma Prieta earthquake of 1989, 3 years before the game takes place. However, news on the radio reports on the aftermath of an earthquake early in the game, suggesting that a major earthquake had hit the state recently.
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| [[Image:LasVenturas.jpg|thumb|210px|left|Las Venturas]]
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| ===Las Venturas===
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| {{Main|Las Venturas}}
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| '''Las Venturas''' is a fictitious city based on Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the second largest city in San Andreas, and like its real-life counterpart, Las Venturas is located in a desert region and enjoys legalized gambling, sporting casinos such as ''[[The Camel's Toe]]'' and ''[[Caligula's Palace]]''.
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| The city is also notable for its freeway system. The [[Julius Thruway]] is a freeway that circles the whole city. Freeways from both Los Santos and San Fierro intersect with it. Another major road is the [[Harry Gold Parkway]], which runs through the middle of the city and intersects twice with the Julius Thruway and then leads to Los Santos (though it is not called the [[Harry Gold Parkway]] once it leaves the city). At one point in the game, the game's protagonist, Carl Johnson, pulls off an ''Ocean's 11''-esque heist in Caligula's Casino, subsequently fomenting relationships between Carl Johnson and [[Salvatore Leone]].
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| ==Counties and Regions==
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| In addition to the three principal metropolises, San Andreas state is home to large counties and other regions:
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| ====Red County====
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| {{Main|Red County}}
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| '''Red County''' is a rural county located among forests consisting of primarily tall redwood trees and streams. The county is based on the quintessential American countryside and is populated with stereotypical rednecks.
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| ====Flint County====
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| {{Main|Flint County}}
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| '''Flint County''' is an undeveloped rural part of San Andreas. There are no towns and only a couple of farms. There are only a few missions in Flint County throughout the game which mostly involve racing through it.
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| ====Tierra Robada====
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| {{Main|Tierra Robada}}
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| '''Tierra Robada''' (based on the Sierra Nevada Area) is a small, peninsular county north of San Fierro.
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| ====Bone County====
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| {{Main|Bone County}}
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| '''Bone County''' is one of the most important areas of the game, other than the major cities themselves, containing many areas and missions needed for continuation; a large amount of easter eggs are also located within it. The county's two most prominent features include a secret military base named "[[Area 69]]" (based on Area 51) located at its center, as well as the [[Verdant Meadows]] Aircraft Graveyard, directly north of Area 69. Bone County boasts an oil field ([[Octane Springs]]), a [[Hunter Quarry|quarry]], and several unique natural features such as mesas.
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| ====Whetstone====
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| {{Main|Whetstone}}
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| '''Whetstone''' is located in the south-west corner of San Andreas, just south of San Fierro. The county is home to Mount Chiliad, the tallest mountain in the state at a half-mile (800 m) in height.
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| |<gallery width="auto" perrow="4" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="180" captionalign="left">
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| File:RedCounty.jpg|Red County.
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| File:Flint.jpg|Flint County.
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| File:TierraRobada.jpg|Tierra Robada.
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| File:BoneCounty.jpg|Bone County.
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| File:MountChiliad2.jpg|Magnificient view of Whetstone featuring the most popular landmark of the area, [[Mount Chiliad]].
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| ==Towns==
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| In the state of San Andreas there are also many towns:
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| ====Palomino Creek====
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| [[Image:Palomino.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Palomino Creek, with its infamous wheelchair on the bridge]]
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| {{Main|Palomino Creek}}
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| '''Palomino Creek''' is a town located in north east Red County in the state of San Andreas. It is home to a bank, which has suffered from many robberies, a Pizza Stack, and Hanky Panky Point, a popular destination for teenage couples and weird old men. A mention on [[K-Rose]] radio station mentions a football game between Palomino Creek High School & Blueberry High School, in [[Blueberry]] (although there is no football field or high school in either city).
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| ====Montgomery====
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| [[Image:Montgomery.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Montgomery]]
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| {{Main|Montgomery}}
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| '''Montgomery''' is located in northeastern Red County. It has a small hospital, ''Crippen Memorial'', a [[Well Stacked Pizza]], and also contains a small [[Inside Track|horse betting shop]].
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| ====Dillimore====
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| [[Image:Dillimore.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Dillimore]]
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| {{Main|Dillimore}}
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| '''Dillimore''' is located on the northern outskirts of Los Santos. Although it is a small town, it contains a sheriff's office, a [[Pay 'n' Spray]], a gas station and a [[The Welcome Pump|diner]]. It also houses the large farm estate which contains the [[Quad]].
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| ====Blueberry====
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| [[Image:Blueberry.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Blueberry]]
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| {{Main|Blueberry}}
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| '''Blueberry''' is a fairly large town. On the outskirts of town, there is a large farm and brewery. The town itself is home to a liquor store and an [[Ammu-Nation]]. The climate resembles that of San Fierro. It is possible that the buildings on the outskirts of town are a high school, and the fields could possibly be a football field of some sort, which would answer an announcement on K-Rose about a football game between Blueberry & Palomino Creek.
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| ====Angel Pine====
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| [[Image:AngelPine.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Angel Pine]]
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| {{Main|Angel Pine}}
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| '''Angel Pine''' is a logging town in Whetstone, located on the foot of Mount Chiliad. It is notable because it contains a hospital from which [[Paramedic]] missions can be performed. It also contains a sheriff's office, a saw mill, an Ammu-Nation and a trailer park. Interestingly, a hearse may also be found parked near the hospital. Carl Johnson was dropped off here by Frank Tenpenny, Eddie Pulaski and [[Jimmy Hernandez]] after Sweet Johnson was shot.
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| ====Bayside====
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| [[Image:BaysideMarina.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Bayside Marina]]
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| {{Main|Bayside}}
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| '''Bayside''' is a waterfront town located on the western tip of Tierra Robada, just north across the bay from San Fierro. The sole access point to the town is directly linked to San Fierro via the [[Gant Bridge]].
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| The town contains two notable features. First, its [[Boat School|boat school]], where Carl can obtain his boating license. Second, the town has a helipad, usually with a helicopter present, useful for traveling. It is a common rest stop for people traveling from San Fierro to Las Venturas.
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| The presence of the [[Bayside Marina]] and its proximity to the Gant Bridge suggests that the town is primarily based on Sausalito, which is almost geographically similar to Bayside, in addition to having one of its access points connected directly to the Golden Gate Bridge.
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| ====El Quebrados====
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| [[Image:ElQuebrados-GTASA-southwestwards.jpg|thumb|150px|right|El Quebrados]]
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| {{Main|El Quebrados}}
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| '''El Quebrados''' is home to a sheriffs department as well as a medical center. The town is located east of Bayside. The name ''El Quebrados'', which is an improper mix of singular and plural Spanish, translates roughly to "The Bankrupt," or "the Broken".
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| ====Las Barrancas====
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| [[Image:LasBarrancas.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Las Barrancas]]
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| {{Main|Las Barrancas}}
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| '''Las Barrancas''' is located within viewing range of the [[Sherman Dam]], and is also located just beside a cliffside ruin. "Las Barrancas" is Spanish for "The Ravines".
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| ====Fort Carson====
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| [[Image:FortCarson.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Fort Carson]]
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| {{Main|Fort Carson}}
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| '''Fort Carson''' is the largest town in Bone County, and also its county seat, as indicated by the small red building in the main street, having been significantly undeveloped as of 1992. It is based on the real life town of Rachel, Nevada, which is the closest habitation to Area 51. North of the town is Area 69, as well as the smaller town of [[Las Payasadas]]. It has a small hospital and a sheriff's office. There is also an Ammu-Nation just outside of town. The town is located west of [[Las Venturas]]. A small [[Cropduster|cropduster]] is known to appear next to one of the houses near here and it is flyable.
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| ====Las Payasadas====
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| [[Image:LasPayasadas.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Las Payasadas]]
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| {{Main|Las Payasadas}}
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| '''Las Payasadas''' (Spanish for "clowning off") bills itself as the home of "The Big Pecker — the world's largest cock", which in fact is a huge animatronic rooster designed to advertise a store called "Pecker's Feed and Seed". It is located in northern Bone County. Possibly based on Palisade, Nevada.
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| ==Ghost Towns==
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| Other interesting places around the state, are ghost towns
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| ====Aldea Malvada====
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| {{Main|Aldea Malvada}}
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| '''Aldea Malvada''' is a ghost town located in Tierra Robada overlooking El Quebrados on the outskirts of town. It literally translates into English as "Evil Village".
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| ====Las Brujas====
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| {{Main|Las Brujas}}
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| '''Las Brujas''' is another ghost town located in the [[El Castillo del Diablo]] (Translation: The Castle of the Devil) region of Bone County. It is located right off the [[Verdant Meadows]] airstrip. Its name is Spanish for "The Witches".
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| Image:Malvada.jpg|Aldea Malvada
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| Image:LasBrujas-GTASA-southwestwards.jpg|Las Brujas
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| ==Other Areas==
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| ====The Panopiction====
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| {{Main|The Panopticon}}
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| '''The Panopticon''' is a little area situated in [[Red County]]. It is home to the infamous [[Leatherface]], due to the clue of blood stains in the cabins. There are [[Shovel]] and [[Chainsaw]] pickups in the area.
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| ====The Sherman Reservoir and Dam====
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| [[Image:ShermanDam.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Sherman Dam]]
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| {{Main|Sherman Reservoir|Sherman Dam}}
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| The county is bordered in the west by the '''Sherman Reservoir''' and '''Sherman Dam''' (based on the Hoover Dam) as well as Tierra Robada county. Las Venturas is located to its east, and Red County to its south. The county as a whole is obviously based on rural portions for the American state of Nevada, because it has a similar climate, terrain and topography.
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| ====Restricted Area (Area 69)====
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| [[Image:Area69.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Area 69]]
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| {{Main|Area 69}}
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| '''Area 69''' is a restricted, fenced-in military base, patterned after Area 51 and named for the 69 sex position. The base houses various clandestine government projects, including the "[[Black Project]]" [[jetpack]]. It may possibly house some projects involving UFOs and/or extraterrestrial life, as suggested by the presence of the nearby "[[Lil' Probe Inn]]" (a reference to the Lil' Ale Inn), dialog on the base's PA system during the "Black Project" mission, and by dialog on [[Marvin Trill|Marvin Trill's]] in-game radio show.
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| Much of the base consists of underground research labs, although the player can only enter the labs during the course of one mission, or by finding a way into San Andreas' "[[Blue Hell]]", an area under the main terrain mesh, and finding the underground base there. The above-ground structures include a series of control towers, guard posts, and garages for military vehicles. These garages are the first area in the game in which tanks and military helicopters will automatically spawn. The player automatically receives a five-star wanted level for entering, attempting to enter, or flying over the base (at a low altitude); surface-to-air missiles will be fired at the player from the base if he attempts to fly over. The SAM sites which launch the missiles can be destroyed however, and if flying a [[Hydra]] aircraft, flare decoys can be deployed to reduce the likelihood of being shot down.
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| ====Lil'Probe'Inn====
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| [[Image:Lil'Probe'Inn-GTASA-exterior.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Lil' Probe'Inn]]
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| The '''Lil' Probe Inn''', a fictional bar/motel, is located north from Fort Carson. The Lil' Probe Inn is actually a parody of the Little A'le Inn in Rachel; the interior of the Probe Inn matches the interior of the real life Little A'le Inn. Down the road from the Probe Inn is [[Area 69]]. Its name is a mix of the real-life Little A'le Inn while also referring to "probing", the alleged anal probes used in alien research.
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| ====The Big Ear====
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| [[Image:TheBigEar.jpg|thumb|150px|right|The Big Ear]]
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| {{Main|The Big Ear}}
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| '''The Big Ear''', a large satellite dish located west of Area 69, is claimed by the official ''San Andreas'' website to emit radiation that results in birth defects in the local populace, specifically where newborns are born without ears. Fort Carson is also seen in ''[[The Introduction]]''. [[Ken Rosenberg]] was in rehab in the town's hospital.
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| ==Name origin==
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| In real life, there is a fault named the San Andreas Fault, which runs the whole length of California. Since 3/4 of San Andreas is based off of California, Rockstar probably chose that the name was suited for the state.
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| ==Maps==
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| File:Sanandreas map.jpg|A street map of San Andreas.
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| File:SA-counties.jpg|Map showing cities and counties
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| ==Trivia==
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| *It is still a state in the [[GTA IV era]], as in the [[Liberty Tree]] article on the Eunux controversy states of a female plumber "run out of a town in San Andreas", which confirms San Andreas [[San Andreas in GTA IV Era|still is a state]] in the GTA IV era.
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| == See also ==
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| *[[State of Liberty]]
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| *[[State of Florida]]
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