About New York:
Quick Facts:
Capital: Albany.
Area: 54,555 sq mi (141,297 sq km).
Population: ~ 20,250,000.
Largest cities: New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse, Albany, Utica, White Plains, Troy, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Schenectady, Niagara Falls, Binghamton, Rome, Long Beach, Poughkeepsie, North Tonawanda, Jamestown, Ithaca, Elmira, Newburgh, Kingston, Peekskill, Lockport, Middletown, Auburn, Watertown, Glen Cove, Saratoga Springs, Plattsburgh, Cortland, Amsterdam, Gloversville, Beacon, Batavia, Oswego, Lackawanna, Cohoes, Rye, Tonawanda.
Abbreviations: NY.
New York has an area of 141,299 square kilometers, making it one of the 27 largest states by total area (and the 30th by land area). The state borders six US states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south and Connecticut, Rhode Island (via Long Island Sound), Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. To the north, New York is bordered by the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.Most of New York is covered with farms, forests, rivers, mountains, and lakes. Four of New York City's five boroughs are on three islands at the mouth of the Hudson River: Manhattan Island, Staten Island, and Brooklyn and Queens on Long Island.
New York State has an overall population density of 421 people per square mile, with an area of 47,126 miles. New York State is the third-most populous state in the country after California and Texas.
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