About New Jersey:
Quick Facts:
Capital: Trenton.
Area: 8,722 sq mi (22,591 sq km).
Population: ~ 9,300,000.
Largest cities: Newark, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth, Edison, Woodbridge, Lakewood, Toms River, Hamilton, Trenton, Clifton, Camden, Brick, Cherry Hill, Passaic, Middletown, Union City, Old Bridge, East Orange, Bayonne, Franklin, North Bergen, Vineland, Union, Piscataway, New Brunswick, Jackson, Howell, Perth Amboy, Hoboken, Wayne, Irvington, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Plainfield, West New York, East Brunswick, Manchester, Hackensack, Sayreville, Mount Laurel, Bloomfield, West Orange, Evesham, Bridgewater, South Brunswick, Egg Harbor, Berkeley, Atlantic City, Cape May, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Long Branch, Ocean City, Avalon, Wildwood, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City, Longport, Margate City, Ventnor City, Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars, Ship Bottom, Surf City, Strathmere, The Wildwoods, Wildwood Crest, Diamond Beach, North Wildwood, West Wildwood.
Islands: Absecon Island, Brigantine Island, Long Beach Island, Ludlam Island, Seven Mile Island, Five Mile Beach, Ellis Island.
Abbreviations: NJ.
New Jersey is one of the four smallest states in the United States. The state is located on the Atlantic Ocean, bordered to the north by New York, to the south by Delaware, and to the west by Pennsylvania. It is the birthplace of President Grover Cleveland. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th most populous, with 9 million inhabitants in 2017, making it the most populous of the 50 US states, with the largest city being Newark. New Jersey lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey is the second wealthiest US state by median household income as of 2017.
Famous tourist attractions: Liberty State Park; Six Flags Great Adventure; the Jersey Shore; the George Washington Bridge...
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