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NICK NAME | The Empire State. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Albany | |
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LARGEST CITY | New York | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Buffalo | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Kings | |
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AREA | 54,475 sq. miles; 47,224 sq. miles land, 7,251 sq. miles water. (27th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 5,344 ft., Mount Marcy | |
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LOWEST POINT | Sea level on the Atlantic Coast. | |
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ABBREVIATION | NY (postal); N.Y. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 212, 315, 347, 516, 518, 607, 631, 716, ,718, 845, 856, 914, 917 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern | |
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PART OF REGION | Middle Atlantic; Northeast | |
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ADMISSION DATE | July 26, 1788 (11th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the northeastern United States, bordering New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, the Canadian Provinces of Ontario and Quebec, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, with Atlantic coast along Long Island. One of the thirteen Original English Colonies. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For James, Duke of York, and Albany (1633 - 1701), later King James II of England. | |
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STATE ANIMAL | Beaver (Castor canadensis) | |
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STATE BEVERAGE | Milk | |
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STATE BIRD | Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | |
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STATE FISH | Brook or Speckled Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Rose | |
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STATE FOSSIL | Prehistoric Crab (Eurypterus remipes) | |
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STATE FRUIT | Apple (Malus sylvestris) | |
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STATE GEM | Garnet | |
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STATE SONG | "I Love New York" | |
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STATE TREE | Sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Excelsior (Latin: "Ever Upward") |
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