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Highlights of New Jersey, including facts, figures, history, and tourism information. Geared toward Serbian school children.
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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
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