<P> New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south , Vermont to the west , Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by area and the 10th least populous of the 50 states . Concord is the state capital , while Manchester is the largest city in the state . It has no general sales tax , nor is personal income ( other than interest and dividends ) taxed at either the state or local level . The New Hampshire primary is the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle . Its license plates carry the state motto , `` Live Free or Die '' . The state 's nickname , `` The Granite State '' , refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries . </P>
<P> New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States . It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south , Vermont to the west , Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east , and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north . New Hampshire is the 5th smallest by area and the 10th least populous of the 50 states . Concord is the state capital , while Manchester is the largest city in the state . It has no general sales tax , nor is personal income ( other than interest and dividends ) taxed at either the state or local level . The New Hampshire primary is the first primary in the U.S. presidential election cycle . Its license plates carry the state motto , `` Live Free or Die '' . The state 's nickname , `` The Granite State '' , refers to its extensive granite formations and quarries . </P>
what ocean forms part of the boundary of new hampshire
what ocean forms part of the boundary of new hampshire
the Atlantic
the Atlantic