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New Jersey is nicknamed "the Garden State." It 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." It 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]].

It is home to two famous old universities: [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]]. They are both ''colonial colleges,'' the nine colleges chartered in the colonies before the [[American Revolution]]. Princeton traditionally claims 1740 as its year of founding<!--have to put in this qualification because of a longstanding dispute between Princeton and Penn-->, making it the fourth oldest university in the United States; Rutgers, founded in 1766, is the eighth oldest. Princeton is a member of the [[Ivy League]].

It is home to two famous old universities: [[Princeton University|Princeton]] and [[Rutgers University|Rutgers]]. They are both ''colonial colleges,'' the nine colleges chartered in the colonies before the [[American Revolution]]. Princeton traditionally claims 1740 as its year of founding<!--have to put in this qualification because of a longstanding dispute between Princeton and Penn-->, making it the fourth oldest university in the United States; Rutgers, founded in 1766, is the eighth oldest. Princeton is a member of the [[Ivy League]]. There are numerous other colleges and universities in the state.

New Jersey legalized [[domestic partnership]]s (for same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples over 62 years of age) in 2004<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states</ref> and [[civil union]]s for same-sex couples, which are similiar to [[same sex marriage]], in 2007.<ref>http://data.lambdalegal.org/pdf/772.pdf</ref>

New Jersey legalized [[domestic partnership]]s (for same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples over 62 years of age) in 2004<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states</ref> and [[civil union]]s for same-sex couples, which are similiar to [[same sex marriage]], in 2007.<ref>http://data.lambdalegal.org/pdf/772.pdf</ref>

The current Governor of New Jersey is [[Chris Christie]], a [[Republican]] elected in 2009.

The current Governor of New Jersey is [[Chris Christie]], a [[Republican]] elected in 2009.

==History==

==History==

[[File:Col-nj.jpg|thumb|300px|The colony was rural and was dominated by New York City to the east and Philadelphia to the west]]  

[[File:Col-nj.jpg|thumb|300px|The colony was rural and was dominated by New York City to the east and Philadelphia to the west]]  

==Politics==

==Politics==

New Jersey is a mostly [[liberal]] state. It has consistently favored [[Democrats]] in presidential elections since 1992. It was last won by a [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1988 when it favored [[George Herbert Walker Bush]].

New Jersey is a mostly [[liberal]] state. It has consistently favored [[Democrats]] in presidential elections since 1992. It was last won by a [[Republican]] presidential candidate in 1988 when it favored [[George Herbert Walker Bush]]. It currently has a Republican governor, Chris Christie, as mentioned above; the last Republican governor before him was [[Christine Whitman]].  

==Elected Officials==

==Elected Officials==