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New Jersey

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State of New Jersey
Flag of New Jersey State seal of New Jersey
Flag Èdìdí
Ìlàjẹ́: Garden State[1]
Motto(s): Liberty and prosperity
Map of the United States with New Jersey highlighted
Map of the United States with New Jersey highlighted
Èdè oníibiṣẹ́ English
Orúkọaráàlú New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite,

or simply "Jerseyite"[2]

Olúìlú Trenton
Ìlú atóbijùlọ Newark
Àlà  Ipò 47th ní U.S.
 - Total 8,729 sq mi
(22,608 km2)
 - Width 70 miles (110 km)
 - Length 150 miles (240 km)
 - % water 14.9
 - Latitude 38° 56′ N to 41° 21′ N
 - Longitude 73° 54′ W to 75° 34′ W
Iyeèrò  Ipò 11th ní U.S.
 - Total 8,682,661 (2008 est.).)[3]
8,414,350 (2000)
Density 1,134/sq mi  (438/km2)
Ranked 1st in the U.S.
 - Median income  $64,470 (2nd)
Elevation  
 - Highest point High Point[4]
1,803 ft (550 m)
 - Mean 246 ft  (75.2 m)
 - Lowest point Atlantic Ocean[4]
sea level
Admission to Union  December 18, 1787 (3rd)
Gómìnà Phil Murphy (D)
Ìgbákejì Gómìnà None[5]
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 - Upper house {{{Upperhouse}}}
 - Lower house {{{Lowerhouse}}}
U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D)
Bob Menendez (D)
U.S. House delegation 8 Democrats, 5 Republicans (list)
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Abbreviations NJ N.J. US-NJ
Website nj.gov
New Jersey State Symbols
The flag of New Jersey.

Animate insignia
Bird Eastern Goldfinch
Fish Brook trout
Flower Viola sororia
Grass None
Insect European honey bee
Reptile None
Tree Quercus rubra

Inanimate insignia
Beverage None
Colors Buff and Blue
         
Dance Square Dance
Fossil duck-billed dinosaur
Gemstone None
Mineral None
Soil Honeoye
Song(s) None
Tartan None

Route marker(s)
New Jersey Route Marker

State Quarter
Quarter of New Jersey
Released in 1999

Lists of United States state insignia

Ipinle New Jersey je ikan ninu awon ipinle 50 ni orile-ede Amerika.



  1. The Garden State and Other New Jersey State Nicknames, Robert Lupp, New Jersey Reference Services, New Jersey State Library, October 12, 1994
  2. Demonyms of the United States@Everything2.com
  3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". U.S Geological Survey. 29 April 2005. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved November 6, 2006.  Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help)
  5. Pursuant to a constitutional amendment approved by state voters, beginning in 2009, candidates for governor will select a lieutenant governor candidate to run on a joint ticket in the November general election. Until this procedure is effective, the President of the State Senate is first in line for succession for a permanent vacancy in the Office of Governor.