State of New Jersey
Capital city Trenton Biggest city Newark Surface 22,608 km² Population 9,267,000 Length of highway network 1,403 km First highway 1942 Abbreviation NJ New Jersey is a state in the northeastern United States. The state has 9.2 million inhabitants (2021) and the capital is Trenton. The largest city is Newark. With an area of 22,608 km², it is almost half the size of the Netherlands. Geography New Jersey is located in the northeastern United States, on the Atlantic Ocean. The state borders New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware by water. The state measures a maximum of 275 kilometers from north to south and 100 kilometers from west to east. The state has a long coastline with so-called 'barrier islands', with lagoons and wetlands behind it. The state is predominantly densely forested, especially…