New York City covers an area of approximately 302.6 square miles (783.8 square kilometers). It is divided into five boroughs: Manhattan (22.7 sq mi), Brooklyn (69.4 sq mi), Queens (108.7 sq mi), The Bronx, and Staten Island. The city is one of the largest in the United States by land area and had an estimated population around 8.8 million as of recent counts, making it the most densely populated major city in the U.S. The broader New York metropolitan area, which includes nearby parts of New Jersey and other regions, contains over 23 million residents.

If the question intends New York State rather than the city, New York State spans 54,555 square miles (141,297 square kilometers) with a population nearing 20 million people, ranking it as the 27th-largest state in the U.S. by area and the fourth-most populous.