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New Jersey - Introduction
Area
8722 square miles. 47th largest state of the USA.
Furthest North to Furthest South
165 miles.
Furthest East to Furthest West
60 miles.
Population Density
886 per square mile.
Licence Plate
Background: Light blue.
Image: Silhouette of the state map.
Text: "New Jersey - Garden State".
State Highway Marker Shield Design
A white circle on a black square background.
Derivation of Name
From the Channel Island of Jersey off the coast of northern France, the birthplace of Sir George Carteret who became a part owner of what is now New Jersey in 1644.
Nickname
The Garden State.
Climate
Atlantic City: January high 41F, July high 85F.
Official State Tourism Office
Tel (US): 1-800-JERSEY-7 (1-800-537-7397)
Checked Jan-99.
Highway Conditions
Tel (US): 1-800-336-5875 or 1-732-247-0900 or 1-732-727-5929.
Departments of Transportation etc for each US state and Canadian province
State Parks
Official site. Checked Mar-99.
Other Comments
Whereas petrol stations (gas stations) in almost all other states offer full-serve or self-serve, I'm informed that in New Jersey self-serve is not available for legal reasons, as is also the case in Oregon.
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