As of 20 17, new york has a total area of 12 14.4 square kilometers and a population of about 85 1 10,000, living on 789 square kilometers. In 20 18, new york's GDP has reached $801700 million.
New york also has great influence in business and finance. New york financial district, headed by Lower Manhattan and Wall Street, is called the world financial center. Among the top 500 companies in the world, 65,438+07 companies are headquartered in new york. New york Stock Exchange is the second largest stock exchange in the world. It used to be the largest stock exchange until the trading volume of 1996 was surpassed by Nasdaq.
New york Times Square, located in the center of Broadway theater district, is known as the "crossroads of the world" and is one of the centers of the world entertainment industry. Chinatown in Manhattan is the most densely populated area of Chinese in the Western Hemisphere. New york also has famous universities such as Columbia University, new york University and Rockefeller University.
The new york Metro and the New Zealand Airport Authority MRT across the Hudson River constitute the new york Metro System, which is one of the most developed urban rail transit systems in the world, providing services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Long Island Railway, Metropolitan Northern Railway, New Jersey MRT and American National Railway Passenger Transport Company together form the intercity and commuter railway system in new york.
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geographical environment
New york is located at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern new york. Located between Washington, D.C. and Boston in the northeastern United States. Satellite map location of the New York metropolitan area near the Hudson River. New york has freedom of navigation. In this way, it can quickly develop into a trading town. New york City is mainly located in Manhattan, Staten Island and Long Island. The population density there is very high. Because the land area is very small.
The total area of new york is about 12 14 square kilometers? (468.9? Square miles),? Of which 425 square kilometers. ( 164. 1? Square miles)? In the water? 789? Square kilometers? (304.8? Square miles)? For the land.
The highest altitude in new york is Mount Todd. The altitude is about 409.8? Feet? ( 124.9? m)，？ Is Bista Tengdao still high? 40.？ 8? Rice? It is the highest on the east coast of southern Maine. Most of the land in new york has been changed. Since Dutch rule? There are many reclamation projects. Especially in lower Manhattan. For example 1970- 1980? Battery Park Urban Plan.
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