Queens County of Long Island, like Kings, is also a part of metro New York City, and NYC's government, and is one of New York City's 5 boroughs. Queens County is 112.1 in square miles, and has around 2 million people residing within its boundaries, accord to the 2000 United States Census. Roughly 196 miles of Queens border is waterfront, and overlooks Manhattan Island over the Long Island Sound.
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