New Jersey

State of New Jersey
Flag Seal
Elk-name(s): The Garden State
Motto(s): Liberty and prosperity
Offeecial leid(s)	Nane
Spaken leid(s)	Inglis (anerlie) 72.6% Spainyie 13.6% Ithers 13.8%
Demonym	New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
Caipital	Trenton
Lairgest ceety	Newark
Aurie	Rankit 47t in the U.S.
- Total	8,721 sq mi (22,608 km2)
- Width	70 miles (112 km)
- Length	170 miles (273 km)
- % watter	14.9
- Latitude	38° 56′ N tae 41° 21′ N
- Langitude	73° 54′ W tae 75° 34′ W
Population	Rankit 11t in the U.S.
- Total	8,821,155 (2011 est)
- Densitie	1189/sq mi  (459/km2) Rankit 1st in the U.S.
- Median hoosehauld income	$70,378 (2nt)
Elevation
- Heuchest point	High Point 1,803 ft (549.6 m)
- Mean	250 ft  (80 m)
- Lawest point	Atlantic Ocean sea level
Admission tae Union	18 December 1787 (3rd)
Govrenor	Chris Christie (R)
Lieutenant Govrenor	Kim Guadagno (R)
Legislatur	New Jersey Legislature
- Upper hoose	Senate
- Lawer hoose	General Assembly
U.S. Senators	Frank Lautenberg (D) Bob Menendez (D)
U.S. Hoose delegation	7 Democrats, 6 Republicans (leet)
Time zone	Eastren: UTC -5/-4
Abbreviations	NJ N.J. US-NJ
Wabsteid	nj.gov

New Jersey (ⁱ/nuː ˈdʒɜrzi/) is a state in the Northeastren an Middle Atlantic regions o the Unitit States. It is bordered on the north an east bi the U.S. state o New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the wast bi Pennsylvania, an on the soothwast bi Delaware. New Jersey is the 4t least extensive, but the 11t maist populous an the maist densely populatit o the 50 United States. New Jersey lies maistly athin the sprawlin metropolitan auries o New York Ceety an Philadelphia. It is the third walthiest bi 2009–2010 median hoosehauld income an aw.

Freemit airtins

Precedit bi Pennsylvania

Leet o U.S. states bi date o statehuid Ratified Constitution on 18 December 1787 (3rd)

Succeedit bi Georgie