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{{USState
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|name=New York
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|flag=Newyorkflag.gif
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|motto="Excelsior"
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|nick=The Empire State
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|capital=Albany
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|language=None
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|governor=Eliot Spitzer
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|gparty=Democrat
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|senator1=Hillary Rodham Clinton
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|s1party=Democrat
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|senator2=Charles Schumer
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|s2party=Democrat
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|population=
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|date=July 26, 1788 (11th)
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'''New York''' was the 11th state to join the [[United States of America]]; it became a state on July 26, 1788.
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==History==
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The first [[Europeans]] to settle in what is now New York were the [[Dutch]],  establishing the first permanent community in 1624 calling it New Netherland.  The [[British]] conquered the colony in 1664 and renamed it New York in honor of the [[Duke of York]].
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The colony was ruled by Great Britain for just over a century when New York declared its independence on July 9, 1776.  A year later, on April 20th, 1777, New York adopted its first constitution.
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==Facts==
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* Nickname:  The Empire State.
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* State Capital: [[Albany]].
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* Total area: 54,471.144 square miles (47,223.839 land and 7,247.305 inland water).
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* Population: Based on the 2000 census – 18,976,457; 3rd most populous US state after California and Texas.  Much of this population lives in New York City.  "Upstate" New York has most of the land area in the state.
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* State Song: "I Love New York"
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*There are four mountain ranges in New York State: Adirondack, Catskill, Shawangunk and Taconic.
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*The highest point in New York State is Mount Marcy in Essex County in the Adirondacks - 5,344 feet above sea level.
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*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.
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==Major Cities==
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* [[Albany]]
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* [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]
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* [[New York City]]
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* [[Rochester]]
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* [[Schenectady]]
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* [[Syracuse]]
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==Politics==
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New York is noted for being a liberal state.  Its two Senators currently in the [[110th United States Congress]] are:
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* Senator [[Charles Schumer]] (D)
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* Senator [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] (D)
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.iloveny.com/ Official New York State Tourism Web Site]
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{{USstates}}
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[[Category:US state]]
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