Inland Empire

The Inland Empire is a province located in the inland region of southwestern Sierra. The 4th most populous province in the country, over three-fourths of the residents live in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area. The Inland Empire's capital and largest city is Riverside and is officially known as the "Navel Province", named so for its famed and the fruit's historical significance to the province's early economy.

The Inland Empire, largely a semiarid, region, lying in the, is approximately 50 miles east of the  from its most westernmost boundaries. It borders the province of Central Valley and Clark to the north, Mohave and Maricopa to the east, Laguna and Imperial to the south, and the Gold Coast and Kings to the west.