New York is the most populous city in the United States and
the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous urban
agglomerations in the world. The city is referred to as New York City or the
City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a
part. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce,
finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and
entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an
important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the
cultural capital of the world.
Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New
York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a county of New York
State. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten
Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated
2012 population of 8,336,697 distributed over a land area of just 302.64 square
miles (783.8 km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the
United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the
most linguistically diverse city in the world.
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