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* 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.  

* State Song: "I Love New York"

* State Song: "I Love New York"

* There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.

*There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.

* New Yorker City dwellers have in contrast the whitest teeth and the darkest bronchial tracts of any urban populace in the United States.

*The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.

* The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.

*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==

* [[Albany]]

* [[Albany]]