New JerseyThe Garden State

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New York City

Philadelphia

Population and SizePopulation

• New Jersey: 8.865 million

• Serbia: 7.224 million

Size

• New Jersey: 22,608 km2

• Serbia: 88,361 km2

• Serbia is almost four times as big as New Jersey

• But more than 1.6 million more people live in New

Jersey

State Flag

State Animal: Horse

State Bird: Eastern Goldfinch

State Flower: Common Meadow Violet

State Shell: Knobbed Whelk

State Dinosaur: Hadrosaurus

The Garden State

• Blueberries

• Tomatoes

• Peaches

• Cranberries

History and Facts• Home to Lenape Native American tribe

• Mostly settled by “resettlers”

• Important during American Revolutionary War

• Princeton was the US capital for a few months

• New Jersey was the third state to join the Union, December 18, 1787

• Princeton University 1746

• Capital is Trenton

• Highest tax rate in the US

• Greatest density of scientists and engineers in the world

New Jersey Travel Regions

Delaware Water Gap

The Jersey Shore

TV Shows

Athletes

Musicians

Frank Sinatra

Bruce Springsteen

Jonas Brothers

Jon Bon Jovi

Whitney Houston

Actors

James Gandolfini

John Travolta Zach Braff

Meryl Streep

Jason Alexander

Great Thinkers

Monopoly

Six Flags Great Adventure

Kingda Ka

Food