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• Capital City: Albany

• Demonym: New Yoker

• Largest City: New York City

• Population: Ranked 3 in the USA with 19, 378, 102 peopl e

• Geography: New York covers 54,556 square miles (141,300 km²) and ranks as the 27th largest state by size

• Climate: Humid Continental Climate

• Religion: Catholics comprise more than 40% of the population in New York. Protestants are 30% of the population, Jews 8.4%, Muslims 3.5%, Buddhists 1%, and 13% claim no religious affiliation

• Economy: New York's gross state product in 2007 was $1.1 trillion, ranking third in size behind the larger states of California and Texas. If New York were an independent nation, it would rank as the 16th largest economy in the world behind Turkey.

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