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New York was the 11th state in the USA; it became a state on July 26, 1788.
State Abbreviation - NY
State Capital - Albany
Biggest City - New York City
Area - 54,475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state in the USA]
Population - 18,976,457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third most populous state in the USA, after California and Texas]
Name for Residents - New Yorkers
Major Industries - finance, communications, international trade, publishing, fashion, communications, farming (fruit and dairy), tourism
Origin of the Name New York - The English took over of the area that had been called "New Netherland" in 1664, and renamed it New York to honor the Duke of York (York is a city in England).
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Motto - Excelsior (Ever Upwards)
State Song - "I Love New York"
www.state.ny.us/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°44'59"N 75°46'1"W
- Georgia 1211 km
- Florida 1678 km
- Kansas 2208 km
- Nebraska 2298 km
- Colorado 2748 km
- Wyoming 2820 km
- New Mexico 2895 km
- Utah 3122 km
- Nevada 3596 km
- Washington 3791 km
- Georgetown, New York 3.6 km
- Otselic, New York 7.4 km
- Lebanon, New York 13 km
- Town of Smyrna, New York 14 km
- Cuyler, New York 15 km
- Pharsalia, New York 18 km
- Town of Fabius, New York 20 km
- Plymouth, New York 21 km
- Preston, New York 30 km
- Cortland County, New York 30 km