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The state of New Jersey is also called "The Garden State". Their moto is Liberty and prosperity. The spoken languages are English (only) 72.6% Spanish 13.6% Others 13.8%. Before statehood it was called Province of New Jersey. New Jersey's government is comprised of the Governor, who is currently Chris Christie (R), Lieutenant Governor, who is currently Kim Guadagno (R), Senators: Frank Lautenberg (D), Bob Menendez (D), House Delegation: 7 Democrats, 6 Republicans (list).The legislature is New Jersey Legislature.

Total area for New Jersey is 8,721 sq mi (22,608 km2) (Ranked 47th in the U.S.). The width is 70 miles (112 km) and the length is 170 miles (273 km). In terms of latitude and longitude we have: 38° 56′ N to 41° 21′ N and 73° 54′ W to 75° 34′ W. According to the 2010 United States Census, the total population is 8,821,155 (2011 est) (Ranked 11th in the U.S.). The highest point is High Point 1,803 ft (549.6 m) and the lowest point is Atlantic Ocean sea level.

The local time zone is Eastern: UTC -5/-4. The abbreviations used for this state are NJ N.J. US-NJ. Additional information and the official website of the state is found at www.nj.gov.

New Jersey (i/nu� ˈdʒɜrzi/) is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the U.S. state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey is the 4th least extensive, but the 11th most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. New Jersey lies mostly within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. It is also the third wealthiest by 2009–2010 median household income.

The area was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast. In the early 17th century, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements. The British later seized control of the region, naming it the Province of New Jersey. It was granted as a colony to Sir George Carteret and John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton. At this time, it was named after the largest of the British Channel Islands, Jersey, Carteret's birthplace. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War.

In the 19th century, factories in cities such as Paterson, Newark, Trenton, and Elizabeth helped to drive the Industrial Revolution. New Jersey's position at the center of the Northeast megalopolis, between Boston and New York City to the northeast, and Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. to the southwest, fueled its rapid growth through the process of suburbanization in the 1950s and beyond.