# New York

| New York |
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| State |
| State of New York |
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| Eik-name(s): The Empire State |
| Motto(s): *Excelsior* (in Laitin) *Ever upward* |
| Anthem: "I Love New York" |
| Map o the Unitit States wi New York hielichted |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| Afore stateheid | Province o New York |
| Admittit tae the Union | 26 Julie 1788 (11t) |
| Caipital | Albany |
| Lairgest ceety | New York Ceety |
| Lairgest metro | New York metropolitan aurie |
| Govrenment |
|  • Govrenor | Andrew Cuomo (D) |
|  • Lieutenant Governor | Kathy Hochul (D) |
| Legislatur | State Legislatur |
|  • Upper hoose | State Senate |
|  • Lawer hoose | State Assemmly |
| Judiciar | New York Coort o Appeals |
| U.S. senators | * Chuck Schumer (D)
* Kirsten Gillibrand (D)
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| U.S. Hoose delegation | * 21 Democrats
* 5 Republicans
* 1 Vacant

 (leet) |
| Area |
|  • Total | 141,300 km2 (54,555 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 27t |
| Dimensions |
|  • Length | 530 km (330 mi) |
|  • Width | 455 km (285 mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Marcy) | 1,629 m (5,344 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Atlantic Ocean) | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2019) |
|  • Total | 19,453,561 |
|  • Rank | 4th |
|  • Density | 159/km2 (416.42/sq mi) |
|  • Density rank | 7th |
|  • Median hooseaud income | $64894 |
|  • Income rank | 15th |
| Demonym(s) | New Yorker |
| Leid |
|  • Offeecial leid | Nane |
|  • Spoken leid | * Inglis 69.6%
* Spaingie 15.2%
* Cheenese 3.1%
* French 1.6%
* Roushie 1.2%
* Italian 0.9%
* Yiddish 0.7%
* Hindi/Urdu 0.6%
* Arabic 0.5%
* Korean 0.5%
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastren) |
|  • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | NY |
| ISO 3166 code | US-NY |
| Trad. abbreviation | N.Y. |
| Latitude | 40° 30′ N to 45° 1′ N |
| Longitude | 71° 51′ W to 79° 46′ W |
| Website | www.ny.gov |

**New York** (/njuː ˈjɔrk/; locally [nɪu ˈjoək] or [nuː ˈjɔrk]) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic an Northeastren regions o the Unitit States an is the nation's thrid maist populous. The state haes laundmairches wi New Jersey an Pennsylvania tae the sooth, an Connecticut, Massachusetts an Vermont tae the east. The state haes a maritime mairch wi Rhode Island east o Long Island, as weel as an international mairch wi the Canadian provinces o Ontario tae the wast, an Quebec tae the north. New York is aft referred tae as New York State tae distinguish it frae New York Ceety.

New York Ceety, whilk is geographically the lairgest ceety in the state an maist populous in the Unitit States, is weel-kent for its history as a yett for immigration tae the Unitit States o Americae an its status as a financial, cultural, transportation, an manufacturin centre. Accordin tae the U.S. Department o Commerce, it is a destination o chyce for mony fremd veesitors an aw. Baith state an ceety war named efter the 17t century Duke o York, James Stuart, futur James VII o Scotland an II o Ingland.

In the bygane New York wis cried New Amsterdam, an wis pairt o the New Netherlands acause the Dutch that conquered an bocht it oreeginally. The Inglis made weir tae tak it ower an American sodgers an aw: the Inglis won the battle.

## Freemit airtins

State govrenment
* [ New York state govrenment wabsteid]

## Relatit information

* New York Ceety draucht riots

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| Precedit bi Virginia | **List of U.S. states by date of statehood** Ratified Constitution on July 26, 1788 (11th) | Succeedit bi North Carolina |