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New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the 27th-most extensive, fourthmost populous, and seventh-most

densely populated U.S. state. New York is bordered by New


Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east.
The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as
well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario
to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015,[4]
is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most
populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015, New York City is the most populous city
in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States.
The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the
world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance,
media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the
term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an
important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial
capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City
makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population
lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the
state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of
England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers,
and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
The earliest Europeans in New York were French colonists and Jesuit missionaries who arrived
southward from settlements at Montreal for trade and proselytizing. New York had been
inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred
years by the time Dutch settlers moved into the region in the early 17th century. In 1609, the
region was first claimed by Henry Hudson for the Dutch, who built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the
confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later
developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley,
establishing the colony of New Netherland, a multicultural community from its earliest days and
a center of trade and immigration. The British annexed the colony from the Dutch in 1664. The
borders of the British colony, the Province of New York, were similar to those of the present-day
state.
Many landmarks in New York are well known to both international and domestic visitors, with
New York State hosting four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times
Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls (shared with Ontario), and Grand Central Terminal. New
York is home to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States and its ideals of
freedom, democracy, and opportunity. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global
node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance,[29] and environmental
sustainability.New York's higher education network comprises approximately 200 colleges and
universities, including Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University,
and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top 35 in the world

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