| The State of New Jersey has a population of | | | | Brewery in the southern section of Newark, |
| about 8.5 million in a fairly small area, | | | | known as the Ironbound. Other large New |
| making it the most densely populated states | | | | Jersey cities include Jersey City, near |
| in the nation. In the northern part, it | | | | Newark, and Camden, near Philadelphia, |
| borders New York across New York Bay, and | | | | Pennsylvania. |
| shares with New York the Port Authority of | | | | |
| New York and New Jersey. Knowing the amount | | | | New Jersey is known as the Garden State and |
| of infrastructure in this area can be helpful | | | | it still produces significant amount of |
| when you are planning your New Jersey | | | | agricultural goods, particularly for the |
| Incorporation. | | | | local and New York City and Philadelphia |
| | | | markets. Products include nursery stock, |
| The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | | | | horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, |
| operates many of the busiest and most | | | | and dairy products, cranberries, peach, and |
| important transportation links, including the | | | | tomatoes. New Jersey's economy has a large |
| PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) | | | | base of heavy industry and chemical |
| rapid-transit system; the Lincoln and Holland | | | | manufacturing. There are several oil |
| tunnels; Newark Liberty International, John | | | | refineries in the state, including the Bayway |
| F. Kennedy International, and the Port | | | | Refinery in Linden, and refineries in |
| Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan. | | | | Westville and Paulsboro. New Jersey also is |
| The agency also owns the 16-acre World Trade | | | | home to major pharmaceutical firms Merck, |
| Center site in Lower Manhattan. | | | | Wyeth, Johnson and Johnson, Novartis, Pfizer, |
| | | | Hoffman-LaRoche, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and |
| New Jersey, on its southwestern side borders | | | | Schering-Plough. |
| Philadelphia, across the Delaware River. So | | | | |
| a great deal of New Jersey's population and | | | | NJ Transit also operates three light rail |
| industries borders New York and Philadelphia. | | | | systems in the state, in Hudson County, in |
| Also, since 1978, Atlantic City has been one | | | | Newark and from Trenton and Camden in |
| of the largest centers of casino gambling in | | | | Southwest New Jersey. The PATH links North |
| the United States. The Port Newark-Elizabeth | | | | Jersey and New York City. The PATH operates |
| Marine Terminal was the world's first | | | | four lines that connect various points of |
| container port and is one of the world's | | | | North Jersey and New York. |
| largest container ports. Newark Liberty | | | | |
| International Airport is one of the three New | | | | Stadiums and a sports complex are located in |
| York City metropolitan area airports. | | | | the Meadowlands, in Secaucus and there is the |
| | | | Meadowlands Racetrack, one of three major |
| The state's largest city is Newark, with a | | | | horse racing tracks in the state. The |
| population of 275,000, which is part of the | | | | Meadowlands Racetrack along with Freehold |
| New York City metropolitan area, and also | | | | Raceway in Freehold is two of the major |
| part of the Port of New York and New Jersey. | | | | harness racing tracks in North America. |
| Newark is a large center of insurance | | | | Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport is also |
| business, including the headquarters of | | | | a popular spot for thoroughbred racing in New |
| Prudential Insurance and Mutual Benefit | | | | Jersey and the northeast. |
| Insurance. There is also an Anheuser-Busch | | | | |