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- Capital: Albany
- Population: 18,976,457
- Entered the Union: July 26, 1788
- As the: 11th state
- Motto: Excelsior (Ever Upward)
- State abbreviation/Postal code: N.Y./NY
- Governor: Eliot Spitzer, D (to Jan. 2011)
- Lieut. Governor: David Paterson (to Jan. 2011)
- Senators: Charles E. Schumer, D (to Jan. 2011); Hillary Rodham Clinton, D (to Jan. 2013)
- U.S. Representatives: 29
- Secy. of State: Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez (apptd. by governor)
- Comptroller: Alan G. Hevesi, D (to Jan. 2011)
- Atty. General: Andrew M. Cuomo, D (to Jan. 2011)
- Entered Union (rank): July 26, 1788 (11)
- Present constitution adopted: 1777 (last revised 1938)
- Nickname: Empire State
- Flower: Rose
- Bird: Bluebird
- Song: I Love New York
- Sports Teams: New York Knicks (Basketball), Buffalo Bills (Football), New York Jets (Football), New York Giants (Football), New York Yankees (Baseball), New York Mets (Baseball), New York Rangers (Hockey), New York Islanders (Hockey), and Buffalo Sabres (Hockey)
- Origin of Name: In honor of the English Duke of York
- Major Industries: Manufacturing, foreign trade, commercial and financial transactions, book and magazine publishing, and theatrical productions; cattle, corn, poultry, fruits and vegetables, and wine
- Historical Sites: Castle Clinton, Fort Stanwix, Franklin D. Roosevelt's House in Hyde Park and Theodore
- Points of Interest: Statue of Liberty National Monuments, Niagara Falls, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, and the United Nations, as well as many world famous museums and parks.
- Bordering States: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island.
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