NEW YORK (NY)
Empire State

Population (2003): 19,190,115 (3rd)
Area: 54,556 sq. mi. (27th) (141,299 sq. km.)
Flower: Rose
Bird: Bluebird
Tree: Sugar maple
Song: "I Love New York"
Entered Union: July 26, 1788 (11th)
Capital: Albany (population, 93,779)
Largest Cities (with pop.): New York, 8,084,316; Buffalo, 287,698; Rochester, 217,158; Yonkers, 197,234

Important Products: books and magazines, automobile and aircraft parts, toys and sporting goods, electronic equipment, machinery, clothing and textiles, metal products, milk, cattle, hay, apples

Places to Visit: In New York City, museums, Empire State Building, United Nations, Bronx Zoo, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island; Niagara Falls; National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown; Fort Ticonderoga; Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Site, Hyde Park