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New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York, in which it is located — is the most populous city in the United States, and the second most populous in North America after Mexico City.
New York City is known affectionately as the " Big Apple" and recognized as one of several " world cities". Giving some credence to the city's self-designation as "capital of the world", the United Nations headquarters is located in New York.
New York City is among the most densely populated places in the United States. Its population is more than eight million ( 2000 U.S. Census), and its land area is 831 km2 (320 square miles); hence the density is ca. 10,000/km˛.
New York City is at the heart of the New York metropolitan area with a population of around 21 million, which itself is part of the so-called BosWash megalopolis extending from Boston to Washington, DCWashington, DC officially the District of Columbia (also known as DC Washington and, historically, the Federal City is the capital city and administrative district of the United States of America. Residents of the city and its surrounding suburbs refer to, a core economic region of the nation with a population of approximately 44 million people.
New York City is known as a center of world finance, trade, and economic activity. Taken alone, its Gross Metropolitan Product ( GMP ) was $488.8 billion (US) in 2003, the largest of any city in the United States. Taken as a single state unto itself, New York City would qualify as having the 6th highest Gross State Product ( GSP ), exceeding that of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania (the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of four states of the United States of America that is called a commonwealth. It has given its name to the Pennsylvanian time period in geology. Pennsylvania is called the Keystone State. Although Swed. Taken as a nation unto itself, New York City would qualify was having the 16th highest GDP in the world, exceeding that of RussiaThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With ($433 Billion), but less than that of BrazilThis article is about Brazil, the country. For other article subjects named Brazil see Brazil (disambiguation). The Federative Republic of Brazil Republica Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America. ($493 Billion).
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| City nickname: "The Big Apple" | |||||
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| Counties (Boroughs) | Bronx County Kings County New York Queens County Richmond County | ||||
| Area - Total - Water | 1,214.4 km˛ (468.9 mi˛) 428.8 km˛ (165.6 mi˛) 35.31% | ||||
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| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5 | ||||
| Latitude Longitude | 40°47' N 73°58' W | ||||