New Jersey

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• Capital City: Trenton
• City Guides: New Jersey City Guides
• Location: 40.223N, 74.764W
• Capital Tour: Capitol Tour
• 50states School Directory: Find your school!  
• Admission to Statehood: December 18, 1787
• Ancestry and Genealogy: New Jersey State Database
• Area: 8722 sq.mi., 47th   Land 7419 sq.mi., 46th   Water 1303 sq.mi., 27th   Coastline 130 mi.13th   Shoreline 1,792 mi., 14th
  
• Area Codes: 50states List
• Biographies: Famous New Jerseyites
• Bird: Eastern Goldfinch   50states List
• Border States: Regional List   Delaware   New York   Pennsylvania
• Cam World: Live Web Cams
• City Guides: New Jersey City Guides
• Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds
• Climate: New Jersey
• Colleges, Universities: New Jersey Colleges, New Jersey Business Schools, New Jersey Art Schools
• Community and Technical Colleges: New Jersey Community Colleges
• Community Pages: 50states List
• Constitution: 3rd State
• County Profile: County Map   21 Counties
• Courts: Judicial System
• Current Events: New Jersey News Headlines
• Department of: Education   Licensure
• Driving: DMV
• Economy:
  • Agriculture: Nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, dairy products.
  • Industry: Chemical products, food processing, electric equipment, printing and publishing, tourism.
• Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index
• Fast Facts: 50states List
• Flag:
  The State flag of New Jersey is buff colored. The state coat of arms is emblazoned in the center. The shield has three plows with a horse's head above it. Two women represent the goddesses of Liberty and Agriculture. A ribbon at the bottom includes the year of independence in 1776 and reads: Liberty and Prosperity. The New Jersey state flag was formally adopted in 1896. Get this Flag
  
• Flower: Violet   Viola sororia
• Genealogical Resources: Cyndi's List   Historical Societies      
• Geographic Center: Mercer, 5 miles southeast of Trenton
• Governor: Office of Governor
• Highest Point: High Point; 1,803 feet, 40th
• Highway Markers: New Jersey   Resource Manual
• History: Historical  
• Internet Service Providers: New Jersey
• Largest Cities: Newark   Jersey City   Paterson   Elizabeth   Edison Township   Woodbridge Township   Dover Township   Hamilton   Trenton   Camden
• Library: New Jersey   New Jersey Libraries  
• License Plates: New Jersey
• Local Resources: New Jersey Courts New Jersey Fire Departments New Jersey Counseling Services New Jersey Police Departments New Jersey Government Offices
• Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd
• Maps: Rand McNally   DMOZ   Blank Outline Map   50states List
• Media: Radio   TV
• Motto: Liberty and Prosperity
• Museums: The Virtual Library
• Newspapers: New Jersey
• Nickname: Garden State
• Nursing Schools: New Jersey
• Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com
• Permanent Residents: Find A Grave
• Population: Quick facts   8,414,350; 9th, 12/00
• Presidental Birthplace:
  • Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 {22nd} & 1893-1897 {24th}
  • Born: March 18, 1837, in Caldwell, New Jersey
• Public Records: New Jersey
• Real Estate: New Jersey Real Estate
• Representatives:
  • US House:   110th Congress
  • US Senate:   110th Congress
  • New Jersey House: Members
  • New Jersey Senate: Members
• Road Side America: New Jersey
• School Directory: New Jersey Schools     Public Schools   Private Schools
• Soil: New Jersey - Downer
• Song: I'm From New Jersey   50states List   Sheet Music
• Sports: New Jersey Teams
• State Parks: New Jersey
• State Quarters: New Jersey
• Symbols: Facts & Symbols
• Topography: Image   Appalachian Valley in the northwest has highest elevations; Appalachian Highlands, flat topped northeast-southwest mountain ranges; piedmont plateau, low plains broken by high ridges; coastal plain, covering three-fifths of the state in southeast, gradually rises to gentle slopes.
• Travel: New Jersey Travel
• Tree: Northern Red Oak   Quercus rubra (Q. borealis)  
• Unclaimed Funds: New Jersey
• Vacation Rentals: New Jersey Vacation Rentals
• Veteran Affairs: New Jersey VA   Military Links
• Vital Records: New Jersey Vital Records
• Weather: Trenton, Mercer County Airport
• White Pages: New Jersey White Pages
• Yellow Pages: New Jersey Yellow Pages
• Zip Codes: New Jersey Zip Codes