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State: New York
Abbreviation: NY
Capital: Albany
Largest City: New York City
Population: 18976457
Land-Square Miles: 47,224
Land-Square Miles Rank: 30
Highest Point: Mount Marcy, 5,344 ft.
Governor of New York: David Paterson
Political Party: Democratic
Seat Up: 2010
Entered Union: July 26, 1788
State Number: 11th
State Motto: Ever Upward (Excelsior)
State Nickname: Empire State
State Flower: Rose
StateFlower2: Rosa
State Bird: Bluebird
State Song: I love New York
Sports Team: New York Knicks (Basketball), Buffalo Bills (Football), New York Jets (Football), New York Giants (Football), New York Yankees (Baseball), New York Mets (Baseball), New York Rangers (Hockey), New York Islanders (Hockey), and Buffalo Sabres (Hockey)
Origin Of The State Name: In honor of the English Duke of York
Major Industries: Manufacturing, Commercial and Financial Transactions, Publishing, Theatrical Productions; Cattle, Corn, Poultry, Fruits and Vegetables and Wine
Historical Sites: Castle Clinton, Fort Stanwix, Franklin D. Roosevelt's House in Hyde Park and Theodore Roosevelt's Houses in Oyster Bay and New York City, Grant's Tomb, Federal Hall in New York City, Fort Ticonderoga, Saratoga Battlefield
Points Of Interest: Statue of Liberty National Monuments, Niagara Falls, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and the United Nations, as well as many world famous museums and parks.
Bordering States: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island.