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'''New Jersey''' is one of the thirteen original colonies that formed the [[United States]]. It was the third state to enter into the Union.  Its population has the highest overall density of any State, featuring 566 municipalities.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/nj/govinfo/county/localgov.html (list of municipalities, which links to each one).</ref>

'''New Jersey''' is one of the thirteen original colonies that formed the [[United States]]. It was the third state to enter into the Union.  Its population has the highest overall density of any State, featuring 566 municipalities.<ref>http://www.nj.gov/nj/govinfo/county/localgov.html (list of municipalities, which links to each one).</ref>  New Jersey also has "the lowest net federal funding per resident," at -$2,368 per resident.<ref>https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/federal-aid-by-state</ref>

New Jersey is nicknamed "the Garden State," although a patch oil refineries along the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] is what many travelers remember most.  New Jersey has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as [[Atlantic City]], Asbury Park, and Cape May, some with beautiful and historic [[Victorian]] [[architecture]].  Its capital city is [[Trenton]].

New Jersey is nicknamed "the Garden State," although a patch oil refineries along the [[New Jersey Turnpike]] is what many travelers remember most.  New Jersey has 127 miles of coastline, including resort areas such as [[Atlantic City]], Asbury Park, and Cape May, some with beautiful and historic [[Victorian]] [[architecture]].  Its capital city is [[Trenton]].