The state of New York is an important segment of the northeastern United States. It lies in the Mid-Atlantic Census Bureau division. The area of New York is 54,556 square miles (141,299 km) and it is the 27th biggest state in the U.S. in terms of size. The state is bounded by six American states: New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Rhode Island (over Long Island Sound), Connecticut, Vermont, and Massachusetts to the east. Two Canadian provinces in the north - Quebec and Ontario are also bounded by New York. Furthermore, the Atlantic Ocean edges the state to the southeast, and two of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario and Lake Erie edges it to the northwest and west respectively.
The New York location map prominently marks its location on the world map. Albany is the capital city of the New York State. The New York City is the largest city of the state. The state is the only one to touch both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. Both the Long Island and Staten Island are situated in the southeastern part of the state. New York runs at a length of 515 kilometer in its east-west direction and 190 kilometer in its southwestern-northeastern direction.
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