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eneral Information
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Garden State.
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| State bird |
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Eastern Goldfinch.
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| State flower |
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Purple Violet.
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| Capital |
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Trenton.
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| Date of admission to the Union |
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18 Dec 1787 (original 13 States; date of ratification of the Constitution).
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| Population |
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8.72 million (official estimate 2005).
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| Population density |
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385.9 per sq km.
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| 2004 total overseas arrivals/US ranking |
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685,000/10.
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Overview 