Amateur Located at the southern tip of the U.S. state of New York
Amateur , the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area,
the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass.[12]
With almost 20 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and
approximately 23 million in its combined statistical area,
it is one of the world’s most populous megacities.
New York City has been described as the cultural, financial,
and media capital of the world,
significantly influencing
commerce,[13] entertainment, research, technology, education,
politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports.
Home to the headquarters of the United Nations,[14]
New York is an important
center for international diplomacy.[15][16]
Situated on one of the world’s
New York City is composed of five boroughs, each
of which is a county of the State of New York.
The five boroughs—Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan,
the Bronx, and Staten Island—
were consolidated into a single city in 1898.[17]
The city and its metropolitan
area constitute the premier
gateway for legal immigration to the United States.
As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York,[18]
making it the most linguistically
diverse city in the world.
New York is home to more than 3.2 million
residents born outside the United States,[19]
the largest foreign-born population of any
city in the world as of 2016.
[20][21] As of 2019, the New York metropolitan area is
estimated to produce a gross
metropolitan product (GMP) of
$2.0 trillion. If the New York
metropolitan area were a sovereign state,
it would have the eighth-largest economy in the world.
New York is home to the highest number of
billionaires of any city in the world
