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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of New Jersey:

The Flag of the State of New Jersey

The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey

The location of the State of New Jersey in the United States of America

New Jersey – U.S. state on the East coast of the United States, and the most densely populated state in the U.S. It was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that declared their independence in the American Revolution and formed the United States of America. It was named after the largest of the British Channel Islands, Jersey.^[1]

General reference

An enlargeable map of the State of New Jersey

Names
- Common name: New Jersey
- Official name: State of New Jersey
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: NJ
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-NJ
  - Internet second-level domain: .nj.us
- Nicknames
  - Garden State (currently used on license plates)
  - The Crossroads of the Revolution (previously used on license plates)
  - The Tomato State
Adjectival: New Jersey
Demonyms
- New Jerseyan
- New Jerseyite

Geography of New Jersey

Geography of New Jersey

New Jersey is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
- Western hemisphere
  - Americas
    - North America
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        United States of America
        Contiguous United States
        Eastern United States
        East Coast of the United States
        Northeastern United States
        
        Northeast megalopolis
        
        Mid-Atlantic states
Population of New Jersey: 8,791,894 (2010 U.S. Census^[2])
Area of New Jersey:
Atlas of New Jersey

Places in New Jersey

Environment of New Jersey

Climate of New Jersey
Geology of New Jersey
Protected areas in New Jersey
- State forests of New Jersey
Superfund sites in New Jersey
Wildlife of New Jersey
- Fauna of New Jersey
  - Birds of New Jersey
  - Reptiles
    - Snakes of New Jersey

Natural geographic features of New Jersey

Regions of New Jersey

Central New Jersey, or Central Jersey
Northern New Jersey, or North Jersey
- Northeastern New Jersey, or the Gateway Region
- Northwestern New Jersey, or the Skylands Region
South Jersey
- Southeastern New Jersey, or the Southern Shore Region and Greater Atlantic City
- Southwestern New Jersey, or the Delaware Valley
Eastern New Jersey, or the Jersey Shore
Western New Jersey, or Trenton, Mercer County

Administrative divisions of New Jersey

An enlargeable map of the 21 counties of the State of New Jersey

The 21 Counties of the State of New Jersey
- Municipalities in New Jersey
  - Cities in New Jersey
    - State capital of New Jersey:
    - City nicknames in New Jersey

Demography of New Jersey

Demographics of New Jersey

Government and politics of New Jersey

Politics of New Jersey

Branches of the government of New Jersey

Government of New Jersey

Executive branch of the government of New Jersey

Legislative branch of the government of New Jersey

New Jersey Legislature (bicameral)
- Upper house: New Jersey Senate
- Lower house: New Jersey General Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of New Jersey

Courts of New Jersey

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Law and order in New Jersey

Law of New Jersey

Military in New Jersey

Local government in New Jersey

Local government in New Jersey

History of New Jersey

History of New Jersey

History of New Jersey, by period

Prehistory of New Jersey
Netherlands colony of Nieuw-Nederland, 1624–1664
- Bergen, New Netherland
Swedish colony of Nya Sverige, 1638–1655
English Province of New-York, (1664)
English Province of New-Jersey, 1664–1673
Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–1674
- Netherlands military government of Nieuw-Nederland, 1673–1674
- Treaty of Westminster of 1674
English Province of East Jersey 1674–1688
English Province of West Jersey 1674–1688
English Dominion of New-England in America, 1688–1689
English Province of East Jersey 1689–1702
English Province of West Jersey 1689–1702
English Province of New-Jersey 1702–1707
British Province of New-Jersey, 1707–1776
- King George's War, 1740–1748
  - Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748
- French and Indian War, 1754–1763
  - Treaty of Paris of 1763
American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783
- New York and New Jersey campaign, July 3, 1776 – July 26, 1777
  - Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776
- United States Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
- Treaty of Paris, September 3, 1783
State of New Jersey since 1776
- - Eleventh state to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, signed November 26, 1778
- Third State to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America on December 18, 1787
New Jersey in the 19th century
- War of 1812, June 18, 1812 – March 23, 1815
  - Treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - New Jersey in the American Civil War
- Grover Cleveland becomes 22nd President of the United States on March 4, 1885
- Grover Cleveland also becomes 24th President of the United States on March 4, 1893
New Jersey in the 20th century
- Woodrow Wilson becomes 28th President of the United States on March 4, 1913
New Jersey in the 21st century

History of New Jersey, by region

By city
- History of Newark, New Jersey

History of New Jersey, by subject

History of Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey
History of the New Jersey State Constitution
List of New Jersey state legislatures
History of slavery in New Jersey
History of transportation in New Jersey
- History of state highways in New Jersey (pre-1927)

Culture of New Jersey

Culture of New Jersey

Cuisine of New Jersey
List of people from New Jersey
Halls of fame in New Jersey
Museums in New Jersey
New Jersey English
Religion in New Jersey
- Baptist Convention of Pennsylvania/South Jersey
- Church of the Brethren (Atlantic Northeast District)
- Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey
- Episcopal Diocese of Newark
- New Jersey District (LCMS) (Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod)
- New Jersey Synod (ELCA) (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
- Orthodox Church in America Diocese of New York and New Jersey
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton
- Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
- Syrian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark
Scouting in New Jersey
State symbols of New Jersey
- Flag of the State of New Jersey
- Great Seal of the State of New Jersey

The arts in New Jersey

Music of New Jersey

Economy and infrastructure of New Jersey

Economy of New Jersey

Communications in New Jersey
Energy in New Jersey
Health care in New Jersey
- Hospitals in New Jersey
Transportation in New Jersey
- Airports in New Jersey
- List of New Jersey railroads
- Roads in New Jersey
  - State highways in New Jersey

Education in New Jersey

Education in New Jersey

Schools in New Jersey
- School districts in New Jersey
  - High schools in New Jersey
- Colleges and universities in New Jersey
  - Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  - Princeton University

See also

References

^ "MSN Encarta". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts New Jersey". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2011-11-18.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of New Jersey

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