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NICK NAME | The Garden State. | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Trenton | |
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LARGEST CITY | Newark | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Jersey City | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Bergen | |
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AREA | 8,722 sq. miles; 7,419 sq. miles land, 1,303 sq. miles water. (47th Largest state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 1,803 ft., at High Point in northern Sussex County | |
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LOWEST POINT | Sea level on the Atlantic Coast. | |
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ABBREVIATION | NJ (postal); N.J. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 201, 609, 732, 856, 908, 973 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern | |
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PART OF REGION | Middle Atlantic; Northeast | |
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ADMISSION DATE | December 18, 1783 (3rd State) | |
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LOCATION | In the the northeastern United States on the Atlantic coast, bordering New York, Pennsylvania and the Delaware river. One of the Original thirteen English colonies. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For the island of Jersey in the English Channel. Probably named by James, Duke of York, for his friend, Sir George Carteret, who was born on Jersey and was its principal royal defender during the English Commonwealth. | |
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STATE ANIMAL | Horse | |
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STATE BIRD | Eastern Goldfinch (Carpodacus purpureus) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Purple Violet | |
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STATE INSECT | Honeybee (Apis mellifera) | |
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STATE TREE | Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Liberty & Prosperity |
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