     {{infobox u.s. state | name = new jersey | fullname = state of new jersey | flag = flag of new jersey.svg | flaglink = flag | seal =seal of new jersey.svg | map = new jersey in united states.svg | nickname = the garden statethe garden state and other new jersey state nicknames, robert lupp, new jersey reference services, new jersey state library, october 12, 1994. | motto = liberty and prosperity | former = province of new jersey | capital = trenton | largestcity = newark | largestmetro = new york city and philadelphia | languages = english (only) 71.3%spanish 14.6%other 14.1% |demonym = new jerseyan (official), new jerseyite | governor = chris christie (r) | lieutenant governor = kim guadagno (r) | legislature = new jersey legislature | upperhouse = senate | lowerhouse = general assembly | senators = bob menendez (d)cory a. booker (d) | representative=6 democrats, 6 republicans | postalabbreviation = nj | tradabbreviation = n.j. | officiallang = none | arearank = 47th | totalareaus = 8,722.58 | totalarea = 22,591.38 | landareaus = 7,354.22 | landarea = 19,047.34 | waterareaus = 1,368.36 | waterarea = 3,544.04 | pcwater = 15.7 | 2010pop = 8,899,339 (2013 est) | poprank = 11th | densityrank = 1st | 2000densityus = 1189 | 2000density = 467 | 2010densityus = 1210.10 | medianhouseholdincome = $71,180 | incomerank = 2nd | admittanceorder = 3rd | admittancedate = december 18, 1787 | timezone = eastern: utc -5/-4 | latitude = 38Â°â56â² n to 41Â°â21â² n | longitude = 73Â°â54â² w to 75Â°â34â² w | widthus = 70 | width = 112 | lengthus = 170 | length = 273 | highestpoint = high point{{cite web|url=http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvad
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