Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas takes place in 1992 within the fictional US state of San Andreas  based upon sections of California and Nevada as seen in the early 1990s  which consists of three main cities: Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas, which are based on Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, ...

San Andreas is a fictional state within the game, and its cities, including Los Santos, San Fierro, and Las Venturas, were created by the game developers based on real-life cities in the state of California, such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas.