NJ Facts and Symbols:Facts and symbols Admission to Statehood: December 18, 1787 NJ Motto: Liberty and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Population: 8,717,925 Governor NJ: Jon CorzineOffice of Governor Treasurer: John E. McCormac Atty. General NJ: Peter C. Harvey Secretary of State: Nina Mitchell Wells (to Jan. 2010) Present constitution adopted: 1947 Area: Total8722 sq.mi Land 7419 sq. mi. Water 1303 sq.mi. Coastline 130 mi. Shoreline 1,792 NJ Area Codes: 201 609 732 856 908 973 Number of NJ counties: 21 Capital: Trenton Highest Point: High Point 1803 feet, 40th Largest City in NJ: Newark Largest county by Area: Burlington, 805 sq mi. Largest county by population: Bergen State forests: 11 State parks: 39