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| Study in New York A guide for international students
"The Big Apple" is the most populous city in the United States, a major world capital, and a world leader in finance, the arts, and communications. The city is also the center of advertising, fashion, publishing, and radio broadcasting in the United States.
New York has many museums, art galleries, and educational institutions. The port of New York is one of the finest in the world. The city is the home of the United Nations and is headquarters for some of the world's largest corporations.
In
general, New York has a humid continental climate,
though under the Koppen climate classification, New York
City has a humid subtropical climate. Weather in New
York is heavily influenced by two continental air
masses: a warm, humid one from the southwest and a cold,
dry one from the northwest. English
is the de facto national language of the United States,
with 82% of the population claiming it as a mother
tongue, and some 96% claiming to speak it "well" or
"very well". However, no official language exists at the
Federal level.
The United States dollar,
denoted by USD or the symbol $, is the official currency
used in the United States. Commonly referred to as the
"American dollar," the currency is divided into 100
cents (symbol ) As of 2006, New York was the third
largest state in population after California and Texas,
with an estimated population of 19,541,453 as of July 1,
2009.This represents an increase of
513,481, or 2.7%, since the last census in 2000. |
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