NJNew Jersey
Garden State · Capital: Trenton · Northeast (Mid Atlantic)
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Capital
Trenton
Largest city
Newark
Population
5–10 million
Area rank
#47 of 50
Admitted
1787
Time zone
Eastern Time
Region
Northeast
Letters
9
Bordering states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
4 fun facts about New Jersey
- Despite its tiny size, NJ is the most densely populated US state — 1,263 people per square mile.
- The state has more diners per capita than anywhere else in the world.
- Edison Lab in Menlo Park, NJ produced the lightbulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera.
- Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Frank Sinatra were all born in New Jersey.
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