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'''Liberty City''' is a fictional city, based on real-life New York City, used as the setting in several Grand Theft Auto games, the most notable of which being [[Grand Theft Auto III]]. Liberty City is the most frequently featured fictional setting in the GTA series, having appeared six times out of the eleven games:

*As seen in the first trailer for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] as being much more closely modelled after New York City, with such recognizable landmarks as the Statue of Liberty, Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building.  

In all renditions, Liberty City is primarily depicted as a large city with a sizeable population (4 million in the Grand Theft Auto III rendition), featuring a complete transportation infrastructure of roads and railways, and is located on a geographical configuration of shorelines and islands, similar to that of New York City. The city has been described as one suffering from crime and corruption, with the presence of organized crime, feuding street gangs, petty criminals, and rampant misconduct among city officials and law enforcement. Parts of Liberty City have also suffered major damage and loss from bombings, which are depicted as being orchestrated by local criminals. Some of these damages, however, have been repaired or resulted in complete redevelopment of an entire area.

The map of Liberty City, as depicted in Grand Theft Auto.Liberty City was first featured in the original Grand Theft Auto. The city's geography and alignment of districts was more true to that of New York City, featuring two major mainlands with a Manhattan-like central island (which contains a large park at the center, a reference to Central Park), and several smaller islands along a river of the city, with the mainlands and islands connected primarily by road bridges. Train services with lines running in the city were also present.

Liberty City in [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], as seen in the first trailer and the [[GameInformer]] magazine preview, has been remodeled to look much more like New York City compared to its Grand Theft Auto III renditions. Landmarks such as the [[Statue of Happiness]] (Statue of Liberty), Chrysler Building, [[Rotterdam Tower]] (Empire State Building), Flatiron Building, and the Getalife (Metlife) Building are present, as well as [[Star Junction]] - a Times Square lookalike that features advertisements for the [[Liberty Tree]]. A rollercoaster called the "Screamer" appears to be based off the The Cyclone of Coney Island. and the city is suggested to be located in [http://files.gtanet.com/images/3363_gtaiv_broker_liberty_yard.jpg "Liberty City State"].