New York State
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Territory (land area)
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47,214 sq miles = 122,283 sq kms (Ranks 30th among states)
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Population (July 2005 estimate):
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19,254,630
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Admitted:
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July 28, 1778, as the 11th state of
the US
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Capital:
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Albany
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Largest city (incl.
metropolitan area):
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New York City
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Abbreviation:
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NY
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Nickname:
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The Empire State
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Region:
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The
Middle Atlantic, The Northwest
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New York is the largest
city of the whole US, with more than 7 million people living within its 5
boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island), and some 20 million in the larger metropolitan
area around the city. It is perhaps the biggest center of world finance and business: the name of Wall Street,
where the New York Stock Exchange is, stands for American finance in general.
It is also an American capital of culture, home of the largest publisher firms,
the most prestigious theaters (one of the oldest streets in Manhattan, Broadway,
became a synonym for American theater), several world-famous museums, Columbia
University, and the headquarters of national radio and television networks. The
island of Manhattan, the oldest and central part of New York, is among
the most famous places in the world: its huge skyscrapers and the large Central
Park tucked in among them, are easily recognizable for most people in in
the world. It is a city of extraordinary diversity, the largest mixture of
immigrants and migrants in the country. It is also a city of extremes: elegant
and expensive hotels, apartment houses, restaurants and shops coexist with huge
slums, abandoned buildings, lots of homeless and addicted people.