New York

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State of New York

Flag of New York Seal of New York Also called: The Empire State Saying(s): Excelsior
Official language(s)	None
Capital	Albany
Largest city	New York City
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°29'40"N to 45°0'42"N
- Longitude	71°47'25"W to 79°45'54"W
Number of people	Ranked 3rd
- Total (2010)	{{{2010Pop}}}
- Density	{{{2010DensityUS}}}/sq mi  {{{2010Density}}}/km² (6th)
Height above sea level
- Highest point	Mount Marcy 5,344 ft  (1,629 m)
- Average	1,000 ft  (305 m)
- Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 ft  (0 m)
Became part of the U.S.	July 26, 1788 (11th)
Governor	Andrew Cuomo(D)
U.S. Senators	Charles Schumer (D) Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations	NY US-NY
Web site	http://www.ny.gov

New York is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. It was one of the first thirteen states. It is well known for having the city of the same name, "New York City", in the southeastern part of the state.

New York is in the northeastern United States, bordered by Lake Ontario and Canada on the north, Lake Erie and Canada on the west, Pennsylvania on the west and south, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut on the east, and New Jersey on the south and west of New York City.

New York also has Long Island. Long Island is a large island in the Atlantic Ocean. Parts of New York City, Queens and Brooklyn, are on Long Island. The larger part of New York, north and northwest of New York City and Long Island, is called "Upstate New York". Some cities in Upstate include Buffalo, Binghamton, Rochester, Syracuse, and the state capital Albany.

New York City is the largest city in the state, but Albany is the capital. Between 1788 and 1797, the Legislature moved the state capital around between Albany, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, and New York City. Albany became the permanent capital from 1797.

The United States Census Bureau says that, as of 2005, New York had the third most people (population) in the United States, after California and Texas. New York's estimated population is 19,297,729.

Other pages

• List of counties in New York
• List of places in New York