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New York City

Population: 8 million people [Data from the 2000 census as reported by Demographia]
Area: 782 square kilometres (Demographia)
Parks: 1,700 parks
New York Public Library: 42 million items in the collection
Statue of Liberty: 45 metres tall from base to torch / Index finger 2,4 metres long
Theatres: 39 Broadway theatres
Bridges: 2027
Subway: 1.3 billion subway riders per year [MTA/NYC Transit ]
Taxis: 12,187 

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Census: a counting of the population (as of a country, city, or town).
Subway: the American metro or underground. In England it is called “the tube”.

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