New York

This is aboot the U.S. state. For the ceety see New York Ceety. For ither uises, see New York (disambiguation).

New York
State
State of New York
Banner Seal
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)
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%
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

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Relatit information

• New York Ceety draucht riots

Precedit bi Virginia

List of U.S. states by date of statehood Ratified Constitution on July 26, 1788 (11th)

Succeedit bi North Carolina