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New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the U.S. The state of New Jersey is ranked as the fourth smallest state in the United States of America. Its total area of the state is 8,729 square miles (22,610 km 2), of which 1,304 square miles (3,380 km 2) is water, and 7,425 square miles (19,230 km 2) is land.
Northern Illinois is dominated by the Chicago metropolitan area, including the city of Chicago, its suburbs, and the adjoining exurban area into which the metropolis is expanding. The " collar counties " are the five counties that surround the centrally located Cook County in the Chicago metropolitan area: DuPage County, Kane County, Lake ...
The 42nd parallel north defining borders between states in the United States Crossing the parallel in Girard, Pennsylvania. The parallel 42° north forms most of the New York–Pennsylvania border, although due to imperfect surveying in 1785–1786, this boundary wanders around on both sides of the true parallel.
New York border where it meets Lake Erie 39°43′11″N 76°59′28″W / 39.71972°N 76.99111°W / 39.71972; -76 Maryland border south of Hanover
This is a list of longest rivers in the United States by state. It includes rivers that pass through the state or compose a portion of the state's border, as well as rivers entirely contained within the state.
Major centers of learning include the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Northwestern University. Three U.S. presidents have been elected while residents of Illinois: Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama; additionally, Ronald Reagan was born and raised in the state.
The boundary between Delaware and New Jersey north of 39° 30' north latitude is the east bank of the Delaware River. [citation needed] The boundary between Delaware and New Jersey south of a certain point is the east bank of the Delaware River, rather than the thread of the channel.
The international border states are those states in the U.S. that border either the Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, or Russia. With a total of eighteen of such states, thirteen (including Alaska) lie on the U.S.–Canada border, four lie on the U.S.–Mexico border, and one has maritime borders with Cuba and The Bahamas.