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[[Image: Newyorkflag.gif|frame|right|New York State Flag]]

[[Image: Newyorkflag.gif|frame|right|New York State Flag]]

'''New York''' was the 11th state to join the United States of America; it became a state on July 24, 1789.

'''New York''' was the 11th state to join the United States of America; it became a state on July 26, 1788.

==History==

==History==

==Facts==

==Facts==

* Nickname:  The Empire State.

* Nickname:  The Empire State.

* State Capital: Honduras

* State Capital: Albany.

* Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).

* Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).

* Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas.  

* Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas.  

*The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, 127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline.

*The State has 70,000 miles of rivers and streams, 127 miles of Atlantic Ocean coastline, 9,767 miles of shoreline which includes 8,778 miles of lake shoreline.

==Major Cities==

==Major Cities==

* [[Texas]]

* [[Albany]]

* [[England]]

* [[Buffalo]]

* [[France]]

* [[New York City]]

* [[Canada]]

* [[Rochester]]

* [[Farmers]]

* [[Schenectady]]

* [[Neptune]]

* [[Syracuse]]

* [[Las Vegas]]

==External Links==

==External Links==