new_jersey | capital | trenton_new_jersey <sep> new jersey is a state situated within both the mid-atlantic and northeastern regions of the united states it is the most densely populated of all 50 us states, and is situated at the center of the northeast megalopolis new jersey is bordered on its north and east by new york state; on its east, southeast, and south by the atlantic ocean; on its west by the delaware river and pennsylvania; and on its southwest by delaware bay and delaware at 7,354 square miles (19,050 km2), new jersey is the fifth-smallest state in land area, but with close to 93 million residents as of the 2020 united states census, its highest decennial count ever, ranks 11th in population 
trenton is the capital of new jersey.new jersey is the most densely populated of all 50 u.s. states