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New Jersey

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New Jersey lies in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States between New York and Pennsylvania along the Atlantic coast. The third state to ratify the Constitution, in 1787, it is the nation's most densely populated state; its capital is Trenton and its largest city is Newark. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Capital
Trenton 1
Population
9,548,215 1
2025 estimate from New Jersey's own Wikipedia infobox.
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Area (sq km)
22,591.38 1
Admission Year
1787 1
Admitted to the Union December 18, 1787 (3rd state), per the infobox.
Latitude
40 degrees north 1
Longitude
74.5 degrees west 1
Connections

Adjacent To

Source Delaware (Wikipedia)
Source New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Source New Jersey (Wikipedia)

Associated With

Princeton, Cities
Source Princeton, New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Trenton, Cities

Trenton is in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Source Trenton (Wikipedia)
United States, Countries

New Jersey is a state of the United States.

Source New Jersey (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Trenton, Cities

Trenton is the capital of New Jersey.

Source Trenton (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, capital
    Capital Trenton
  • Infobox, population
    Population (2025) Total 9548215
  • Infobox, area
    Area Total 22591.38 km2
  • Infobox, admitted to the union
    Admitted to the Union December 18, 1787 (3rd)
  • Page header, coordinates
    wgCoordinates lat 40, lon -74.5
  • Introduction
    New Jersey is a state located in both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
  • Adjacent To: New York, Lead section, borders New York
    it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware.
  • Adjacent To: Pennsylvania, Lead section, borders Pennsylvania
    it is bordered to the northwest, north, and northeast by New York State; on its east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on its west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on its southwest by Delaware Bay and Delaware.
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Princeton, New Jersey (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Princeton, Infobox, State
Quote, Associated With: Princeton, Infobox, State
New Jersey
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Delaware (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAdjacent To: Delaware, Lead section, borders New Jersey
Quote, Adjacent To: Delaware, Lead section, borders New Jersey
It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey to its northeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to its east.
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