The New Jersey State (U.S.A.), a land of millionaires, industries, tourism, Natural resources and entertainment

New Jersey is an interesting growing market of + 8 million consumers. In 2013, the state had the second-largest number of millionaires per capita in the United States (ratio of 7.49%), according to a study by Phoenix Marketing International.

New Jersey has seven tax brackets that determine state income tax rates, which range from 1.4% to 8.97%.

The standard sales tax rate as of January 1, 2017, is 6.875%, applicable to all retail sales unless specifically exempt by law.

Tax exemptions include most food items for at-home preparation, medications, most clothing, footwear, and disposable paper products for use in the home. New Jersey has one of the highest tax burdens in the nation.

Industries include pharmaceutical industry, the financial industry, chemical development, telecommunications, food processing, electric equipment, printing, publishing, and tourism.

New Jersey's agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. New Jersey ranks second among states in blueberry production, third in cranberries and spinach, and fourth in bell peppers, peaches, and head lettuce.

Although New Jersey is home to many energy-intensive industries, its energy consumption is only 2.7% of the U.S. total, and its carbon dioxide emissions are 0.8% of the U.S. total.

New Jersey has a strong scientific economy and is home to major pharmaceutical and telecommunications firms. There is also a strong service economy in New Jersey serving residents who work in New York City or Philadelphia in retail sales, education, and real estate.

Shipping is a strong industry in New Jersey because of the state's strategic geographic location, the Port of New York and New Jersey being the busiest port on the East Coast. The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world's first container port and is one of the world's largest container ports. New Jersey also has a strong presence in chemical development, refining, and food processing operations.

New Jersey hosts several business headquarters, including twenty-four Fortune 500 companies.

On February 26, 2013, Governor Chris Christie signed online gambling into law.

Forests cover nearly 45%, or approximately 2.1 million acres, of New Jersey's land area. The chief tree of the northern forests is the oak. The Pine Barrens, consisting of pine forests, is in the southern part of the state.

Some mining activity of zinc, iron, and manganese still takes place in the area in and around the Franklin Furnace.

New Jersey is second in the nation in solar power installations. The state has more than 10,000 solar installations.

Princeton University in Princeton, Mercer County, was ranked the top U.S. national university per the 2017 list of U.S. News & World Report. In 2013, Rutgers University gained medical and dental schools intended to augment its profile as a national research university.

The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the most prominent and heavily traveled roadways in the United States. This toll road carries interstate traffic between Delaware and New York, and the East Coast in general.

New Jersey is connected to New York City via various bridges and tunnels.

Among expressways in New Jersey, we have: Atlantic City Expressway, the Palisades Interstate Parkway, Interstate 76, Interstate 78, Interstate 80, Interstate 95, Interstate 195, Interstate 278, Interstate 280, Interstate 287, Interstate 295, and Interstate 676.

New Jersey has interstate compacts with all three of its neighboring states.

New Jersey became the only U.S. state where all fuel dispensing stations are required to sell full-service gasoline to customers at all times, after Oregon's introduction of restricted self-service gasoline availability took effect in 2016. It is unlawful for a customer to serve oneself gasoline in New Jersey.

Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the other two major airports in the New York metropolitan area (John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport), it is one of the main airports serving the New York City area.

The NJ Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive rail and bus service throughout the state.

The PATH is a subway and above-ground railway which links Hoboken, Jersey City, Harrison and Newark with New York City.

Amtrak also operates numerous long-distance passenger trains in New Jersey to and from neighboring states and around the country. In addition to the Newark Airport connection, other major Amtrak railway stations include Trenton Rail Station, Metropark, and the grand historic Newark Penn Station.

Several private bus lines provide transportation service in the state of New Jersey.