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| Capital
City: |
Trenton |
| Location: |
40.22340 N, 074.76422 W |
| Area: |
8,722 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
8,100,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
December 18th, 1787; 3rd State |
| Song: |
The State legislature has not acted on a song |
| Nickname: |
Garden State |
| Origin of states name: |
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| Time
zone: |
Eastern |
| Other Cities: |
Newark, Jersey City, Peterson; |
| Border
States: |
Delaware, New
York, Pennsylvania; |
| Geographic Center: |
Mercer, 5 miles southeast of Trenton. |
| Coastline: |
130 miles |
| Highest Point: |
High Point, 1,803 feet; |
| Agriculture: |
Nursery stock, horses, vegetables,
fruits & nuts, seafood; |
| Industry: |
Chemical products, food processing, printing &
publishing, |
| tourism; |
| National
Park: |
none |
| Topography: |
Appalachian Valley in the northwest has highest
elevations |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 72 to 76 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 32 to 36 |
| Flower: |
Violet |
| Tree: |
Red Oak |
| Newspapers: |
The
Times/New Jersey Online |
| Attractions: |
New
Jersey Attractions. Roadside America |
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