Twenty one New Jersey facts

1. New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
2. Residents of New Jersey are most commonly referred to as "New Jerseyans" or "New Jerseyites".
3. Total Area: 46th among states, 21,277 sq km (8,215 sq mi)
4. New Jersey lies largely within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. It is the most densely populated state in the United States.
5. The first dinosaur skeleton discovered in North America was found in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1858.
6. Capital: Trenton
7. The Hadrosaurus is the official New Jersey state dinosaur.
8. The area was inhabited by Native Americans for more than 2,800 years, with historical tribes such as the Lenape along the coast.
9. The first drive-in movie theater opened in 1933 outside of Camden.
10. New Jersey was the site of several decisive battles during the American Revolutionary War. 
11. No other state has as dense a system of highways and railroads as New Jersey.
12. Today, New Jersey has the highest population density and the second highest median income of any state in the United States
13. About one-sixth of all drugs manufactured in the United States come from New Jersey.
14. In the early 1600s, the Dutch and the Swedes made the first European settlements.
15. New Jersey is the nation's most densely populated state.
16. New Jersey is home to more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere else in the world.
17. New Jersey is a leading industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation.
18. The light bulb, phonograph (record player), motion picture projector were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory.
19. As of 2005, there were 1.6 million foreign-born living in the state (accounting for 19.2% of the population).
20. New Jersey is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City.
21. New Jersey has over 50 resort cities and towns, some of the nations most famous, Asbury park, Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside heights, Cape May.