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| State of New Jersey | |
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| Anthem: Hail, New Netherland | |
 Map of the United States with New Jersey highlighted | |
| Country | United States |
| Before statehood | Province of New Jersey |
| Admitted to the Union | December 18, 1787 (3rd) |
| Capital | Trenton |
| Largest city | Newark |
| Largest metro | Greater New York |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Phil Murphy (D) |
| • Lieutenant Governor | Tahesha Way (D) |
| Legislature | New Jersey Legislature |
| • Upper house | Senate |
| • Lower house | General Assembly |
| U.S. senators | Bob Menendez (D) Cory Booker (D) |
| U.S. House delegation | 10 Democrats 2 Republicans (list) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,722.58 sq mi (22,591.38 km2) |
| • Land | 7,354.22 sq mi (19,047.34 km2) |
| • Water | 1,368.36 sq mi (3,544.04 km2) 15.7% |
| • Rank | 47th |
| Elevation | 250 ft (80 m) |
| Highest elevation | 1,803 ft (549.6 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 13,082,190 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 1,210.10/sq mi (700/km2) |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Median household income | $79,363 |
| • Income rank | 3rd |
| Language | |
| • Official language | English |
| • Spoken language | |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| USPS abbreviation | NJ |
| ISO 3166 code | US-NJ |
| Trad. abbreviation | N.J. |
| Latitude | 38°56′ N to 41°21′ N |
| Longitude | 73°54′ W to 75°34′ W |
| Website | nj |
| New Jersey state symbols | |
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| Living insignia | |
| Bird | Eastern goldfinch |
| Fish | Brook trout |
| Flower | Viola sororia |
| Insect | Western honey bee |
| Mammal | Horse |
| Tree | Quercus rubra (northern red oak),dogwood (memorial tree) |
| Inanimate insignia | |
| Colors | Buff and blue |
| Folk dance | Square dance |
| Food | Blueberry (state fruit) |
| Fossil | Hadrosaurus foulkii |
| Soil | Downer |
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| State quarter | |
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| Lists of United States state symbols | |
New Jersey is one of the 50 states of the United States of America. It is in the northeastern section of the country along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a geographically small state, shaped like a letter [S], and bordered on the west by Pennsylvania and Delaware across the Delaware River, on the north by New York, on the northeast by the Hudson River and New York City, on the east and southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the southwest by Delaware Bay.
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