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Picturesque New York was the 11th state in the USA; it became a state on July 26, 1788.
State Abbreviation: NY
State Nickname: The Empire State
Capital City: Albany
Area: 54,475 square miles [New York is the 27th largest state in the USA]
Population: 18,976,457 (as of 2000) [New York is the third most populous state in the USA, after California and Texas]
Bird: Eastern Bluebird
Flower: Rose
Tree: Sugar Maple
Largest Cities: New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, Syracuse, Albany, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, Schenectady, Utica
Bordering States: Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (water border)
Bordering Country: Canada
Bordering Bodies of Water: Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, Atlantic Ocean
Major Rivers: Hudson River, Mohawk River, Genesee River
Highest Point: Mt. Marcy, 5,344 feet (1,629 m) above sea level
Agriculture: Dairy products, cattle and other livestock, vegetables, nursery stock, apples
Industry: Printing and publishing, scientific instruments, electric equipment, machinery, chemical products, tourism
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