New England is a region comprising six and a half states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island north of the I-287 interstate in New York, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec t…
New England is a region comprising six and a half states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island north of the I-287 interstate in New York, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick to the northeast and Quebec to the north. The Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean are to the east and southeast, and Long Island Sound is to the southwest. Boston is New England's largest city and the capital of Massachusetts. Greater Boston is the largest metropolitan area, with nearly a third of New England's population; this area includes Worcester, Massachusetts, the second-largest city in New England; Manchester, New Hampshire, the largest city in New Hampshire; and Providence, Rhode Island, the capital of and largest city in Rhode Island.
Composition: Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · New York
Largest metropolitan area: Greater Boston
Largest city: Boston
Demonym(s): New Englander, Yankee, Novanglian, Novanglican (archaic)
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