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'''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]].

'''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]].