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Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas
'''New Jersey'''
[[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]][[Image:NewJersey-shore.JPG|thumb|right|175px|New Jersey shore]]
'''New Jersey''' is a state of the east-central [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1787|1787]]. The region was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the 1620s and 1630s, was ceded to the English as part of New Netherland in 1664, and became a royal province in 1702. The colony was strategically important in the American Revolution and was the site of a number of major battles, including the engagements at Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth. Trenton is the capital and Newark the largest city. Population: [[Population:=8,710,000|8,710,000]].
==Tourism==
New Jersey has 127 miles of white sandy beaches, beautiful barrier islands and breezy bays, making it one of the most desired vacation destinations on the East Coast.
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*[http://www.state.nj.us/ www.state.nj.us] Official Website
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[[Category:States of the United States]]
[[State_Name:=New Jersey]]
[[Country_Name:=United States]]
[[State_Code:=NJ]]
[[Country_Code:=US]]