Situated in southeastern New York, Long Island is the pride of the country. Jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, the island encompasses four counties within its boundaries. Out of these four counties, two are boroughs of New York City and the other two are suburbs of the Island.

The city is a good place to live, a great place to visit and the best place to get a good job. The city has diversity, glamour, excitement, economic strengths and beauty.

Putting true judgment to its name, Long Island is much longer than it is wide. The island has a total area of 1,401 square miles. It stands as the largest island in the North America. Also, the island is the 149th largest in the world. The island contains a series of sand and gravel aquifers, geologic formations inside its boundary. Therefore, water supply of the city comes from its underground water.

Long Island has a population of 7,559,372 as of July 1, 2006. Population density of the island is ?5470 people per square mile?. This figure means that the island is the most populated one in the U.S.A.

The island is connected to the mainland of New York City by a number of bridges, ferries and tunnels. Travelers and meeting planners choose Long Island as their preferred destination mainly because of its quiet waters. In the south of the city, Long Island Sound is in the north east.

Just like other Northeastern United States coastal areas, Long Island has cold winters and humid summers. The Atlantic Ocean brings afternoon sea breezes into the city which tempers the warmth and limits the severity of thunderstorms in the area.

The economy of the island is as strong as one can get. Through out the last century, Long Island was the top aviation center in the country. Big aviation companies including Grumman Aircrafts have their head offices and factories here. These aviation companies, particularly Grumman manufactured a number of aircrafts for the US Army and Navy. Several WW-II naval and Marine Corps aircrafts were also build by this firm. Famous aircrafts included the F4F Wildcat, F6F Hellcat fighters and TBF Avenger bombers.

Long Island also is quite prominent in scientific research and engineering sector. The universities and research centers of Long Island were successful in many scientific discoveries. Also the island city is home of the Brookhaven National Laboratories in nuclear physics. The Department of Energy research is also in the Long Island premise.

Tourists come to Long Island mainly in the summer time. They enjoy the natural beauty, parks and beaches around the city. In top of the tourists? list, there is the North Fork. The place is widely known for fishing villages, and quaint towns.

Overall, Long Island represents the United States and the quality of life one experiences when visiting or living there.