State of New York
Flag of New York Seal Nickname(s): The Empire State Motto(s): Excelsior[1]
Official language(s)	None
Capital	Albany
Largest city	New York City
Largest metro area	New York metropolitan area
Area	Ranked 27th
- Total	54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²)
- Width	285 miles (455 km)
- Length	330 miles (530 km)
- % water	13.3
- Latitude	40° 30′ N to 45° 1′ N
- Longitude	71° 51′ W to 79° 46′ W
Population	Ranked 3rd
- Total (2000)	18,976,457
- Density	401.92/sq mi  155.18/km² (6th)
Elevation
- Highest point	Mount Marcy[2] 5,344 ft  (1,629 m)
- Mean	1,000 ft  (305 m)
- Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean[2] 0 ft  (0 m)
Admission to Union	July 26, 1788 (11th)
Governor	Eliot Spitzer (D)
U.S. Senators	Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D)
Congressional Delegation	List
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations	NY US-NY
Web site	www.ny.gov

New York state insignia
Motto	Excelsior (Ever upward)
Slogan	I Love New York
Bird	Eastern bluebird
Animal	Beaver
Fish	Brook trout; salt water - Striped bass
Insect	Ladybug
Flower	Rose
Tree	Sugar maple
Song	"I Love New York"
Quarter	2001
Reptile	Snapping turtle
Beverage	Milk
Colors	Blue & Gold
Fossil	Sea scorpion
Gemstone	Garnet

New York (IPA: /ˌnuːˈjɔrk/) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. With 62 counties, it is the country's third most populous state. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and shares a water border with Rhode Island as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Its five largest cities are New York City (also the largest city in the United States), Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse.

New York City is known for its history as a gateway for immigration to the United States and its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, and manufacturing center.

New York was inhabited by Algonquian, Iroquois, and Lenape indigenous people at the time Dutch and French nationals moved into the region in the very early 17th century. First claimed by Henry Hudson in 1609, the region came to have Dutch forts in Fort Orange, near the site of the present-day capital of Albany in 1614 and was colonized by the Dutch in 1624, at both Albany and Manhattan; it later fell to British annexation in 1664. About one third of all of the battles of the Revolutionary War took place in New York. New York became an independent state on July 9, 1776 and enacted its constitution in 1777. The state ratified the United States Constitution in 1788, the 11th state to do so.

Geography

New York census statistical areas

List of sister cities in New York

References

1. ^ New York State Motto. New York State Library (2001-01-29). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.
2. ^ ^{a b} Elevations and Distances in the United States. U.S Geological Survey (29 April 2005). Retrieved on November 6, 2006.
3. ^ The New York Post. "A Breath of Fresh New York Air", 2007-06-03. Retrieved on 2007-06-06. 
4. ^ New York State Facts: New York State History, New York State Department of State. Accessed July 3, 2007. "It was conquered by the English in 1664 and was then named New York in honor of the Duke of York."
5. ^ Yorks of the World, City of York (England) Tourism Bureau. Accessed July 3, 2007. "The most famous of York’s descendants, New York state and city were both renamed when the British captured what was then a Dutch colony known as New Netherlands (and its city New Amsterdam) in 1664. James Duke of York, brother of King Charles II, became the proprietor of the colony and so it was that the state and the city become called New York."
6. ^ Estimates of Population Change for the United States and States, and for Puerto Rico and State Rankings: July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006 (Excel Spreadsheet). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
7. ^ Domestic Migration Flows for States from the 2005 ACS (Microsoft Word). Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
8. ^ Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 (Text). Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
9. ^ DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000, Geographic Area: New York (HTML). U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
10. ^ Awesome America: New York. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
11. ^ Egon Mayer, Ph.D.; Barry A. Kosmin, Ph.D, Ariela Keysar, Ph.D. (2001). American Religious Identification Survey(Key Findings) (HTML) (English). The City University of New York. Retrieved on January 5, 2007.
12. ^ The Bureau of Economic Analysis. "Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by State, 2005", 2006-8-26. Retrieved on 2007-02-08. 
13. ^ "About TLC", New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Retrieved on 2006-07-19. 
14. ^ Schaller, Bruce. "Biking It", Gotham Gazette, 2006-06. Retrieved on 2006-07-20. 
15. ^ Office of the New York State Comptroller. "2006 Annual Report on Local Governments", 2006-11. Retrieved on 2006-11-14. 
16. ^ New York City Finance Division. "A Fair Share State Budget: Does Albany Play Fair with NYC?", 2005-03-11. Retrieved on 2006-07-19. 
17. ^ Opensecrets.org. "2006 Election Overview: Top Zip codes", 2005-05-16. Retrieved on 2006-07-19. 
18. ^ TruthOrFiction.com. "A New Navy Ship, the USS New York, is Partly Built With Steel From the Ruins of the World Trade Center-Truth!", Unknown. Retrieved on 2007-10-19. 
19. ^ globalsecurity.org. "LPD-21 New York", Unknown. 

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• State of New York Website
• New York Governor Website
• NYProfiles.com - Profiles of New Yorkers
• I Love New York - official New York State tourism website
• Population of each county
• USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of New York
• US Census Bureau
• New York State Facts

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Preceded by Virginia

List of U.S. states by date of statehood Ratified Constitution on July 26, 1788 (11th)

Succeeded by North Carolina

Coordinates: 43°N 75°W / 43, -75

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