New York's economy is almost the same size as Canada's. Spencer Platt/Getty New York state shares a long border and Niagara Falls with Canada. (Sorry, New York, Canadians got the better side of the falls.) But the state and its neighboring country have more in common than geography. New York's economic output is almost as big as Canada's. Canada also receives most of New York's foreign exports. If New York were a country, it would have the 11th-biggest economy, falling between Canada and South Korea.

New York has more billionaires than any other city in the world. Jason McCawley/Getty Images By one measure, New York City is the richest in the world: It has more billionaires (103) than Hong Kong (93), San Francisco (74), Moscow (69), or London (62).

New York makes up just 1% of the total US area but produces 8% of the nation's GDP. Getty Images New York state takes up about 1% of the land mass of the United States. In that small space, however, it manages to contribute 8% of the whole country's GDP. That's called punching above your weight.

New York City unemployment hit its lowest rate ever in 2018. Spencer Platt/Getty Images While the national unemployment rate ticked up in mid-2018, New York City bucked the trend. In the final quarter of 2018, the city reported a milestone: the lowest unemployment rate in its history, 4%.

New York grows enough apples each year to give 11 apples to every US resident. Stephen Chernin/Getty Images If you've spent any time in upstate New York, you know the state is famous for its apples and apple cider. New York is the second-biggest apple-producing state, after Washington. The state's 700 apple orchards produce 29.5 million bushels of apples a year, with about 125 apples in each bushel. That's enough apples to provide an apple a day for 10,102,739 people, or give 11 apples to each of the 327 million people in the US.

New York produces more yogurt than any other state. Chobani New York may be No. 2 in apples, but its top four top agricultural products - milk, corn for grain, hay, and cattle - are all related to dairy farming. New York produced more cottage cheese, sour cream, and yogurt than any other state in 2016. It doesn't hurt that Chobani, the popular Greek-yogurt company, has its headquarters in Norwich.

But New York's No. 1 export is diamonds. Getty Images New York's biggest export by dollar value isn't an agricultural product, but cut diamonds, valued at more than $13 billion last year, according to the US Census Bureau. Diamonds are followed on the list by paintings, jewelry, gold, rubies, and sculptures. New York is clearly a top source of luxury goods. Read more: 13 mind-blowing facts about Russia's economy