New York

The State of New York ( /nuːˈjɔrk/ (help·info)) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an...

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Time zone(s):

North American Eastern Time Zone

Country:

United States

Date founded:

Jul 26, 1788

Also known as:

New York State,
The Empire State,
NY,
NewYork

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Capital:

Albany

Geolocation:

Latitude	Longitude
42.34818	-75.18899

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Area:

141,299 km²

Official symbols:

Kind of symbol	Symbol	Date adopted
State tree	Sugar Maple
State beverage	Milk	1981
State bird	Eastern Bluebird	1970
State Freshwater Fish	Brook trout	1975
State Marine or Saltwater Fish	Striped bass	2006
State reptile	Snapping turtle	2006

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GDP (nominal):

Currency	Amount	Valid Date
US$	1,103,024,000,000	2007

Religions:

Religion	Percent of population	As of date
Lutheranism	2 %	2002
Episcopal Church	2 %	2002
Islam	2 %	2002
Presbyterianism	2 %	2002
Buddhism	1 %	2002
Assemblies of God	1 %	2002
Roman Catholicism	38 %	2002
Baptist	7 %	2002
Protestantism	2 %	2002
Evangelicalism	1 %	2002

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number	date
19,297,729
9,113,614	1910
10,385,227	1920
3,880,735	1860
7,268,894	1900
3,097,394	1850
17,990,455	1990
14,830,192	1950
13,479,142	1940
12,588,066	1930

Wine Region

Wines:

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Government

Government positions:

New York State Senator

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Governing officials:

Officeholder	Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	District represented (if position is district-related)	From	To
David Paterson	Lieutenant governor			Jan 1, 2007	Mar 17, 2008
Ruben Diaz	New York State Senator	New York State Senate	New York's 32nd State Senate district	2002
Horatio Seymour	Governor of New York			Jan 1, 1853	Dec 31, 1854
George Clinton	Governor of New York			Jul 30, 1777	Jul 1, 1795
John Jay	Governor of New York			Jul 1, 1795	Jul 1, 1801
George Clinton	Governor of New York			Jul 1, 1801	Jul 1, 1804
Morgan Lewis	Governor of New York			Jul 1, 1804	Jul 1, 1807
Daniel D. Tompkins	Governor of New York			Jul 1, 1807	Feb 24, 1817
John Tayler	Governor of New York			Feb 24, 1817	Jul 1, 1817
DeWitt Clinton	Governor of New York			Jul 1, 1817	Dec 31, 1822

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Representatives:

Officeholder	Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	Jurisdiction of office	Legislative sessions	From	To
Hillary Rodham Clinton	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States		Jan 3, 2001	Jan 21, 2009
Herbert H. Lehman	United States Senator		United States		1949	1957
Robert F. Kennedy	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States		1965	1968
James L. Buckley	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States			Jan 3, 1977
Aaron Burr	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States		Mar 4, 1791	Mar 3, 1797
Martin Van Buren	United States Senator	United States Senate			Mar 4, 1821	Dec 20, 1828
Charles Schumer	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States	106th United States Congress 111th United States Congress 108th United States Congress 109th United States Congress 107th United States Congress	Jan 3, 1999
William H. Seward	United States Senator	United States Senate	United States	33rd United States Congress 35th United States Congress 36th United States Congress 31st United States Congress 32nd United States Congress 34th United States Congress	Mar 4, 1849	Mar 3, 1861

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Sports Team Location

Teams:

New York Titans

Business

Employees and other personnel:

Person	Title	From	To
Eliot Spitzer	New York State Attorney General	Jan 1, 1999	Dec 31, 2006
Forrester Church
Grover Cleveland	Governor	Jan 1, 1883	Jan 6, 1885
John Zuccotti	First Deputy Mayor	1975	1977
John Zuccotti	Chairman, Planning Commission	1973	1975
John Zuccotti	Official, Planning Commission	1971	1975
Mary Jo White	US Attorney, Southern District of New York	1993	2002
	Deputy Health Commissioner, New York City	1990	1990
John Ordronaux

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Midway Park

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