One of the Mid-Atlantic States, the tiny state of New Jersey is often overshadowed by neighbouring New York City. Travelling south on the New Jersey Turnpike toll road from New York, visitors will be stuck with the picture of popular imagination that has been the brunt of jokes with many an on-stage comedian. The ugly highway, traversing an industrial landscape of grey, smoking chimneys and factories, and passing bleak cities like Newark and the state capital of Trenton, does little to encourage visitors, while even the songs of Bruce Springsteen describe his birthplace in disparaging terms.
But surprisingly there is more to New Jersey than grey factories and industrial estates. One of the state's most treasured prizes is its 127 miles (204km) of sandy beaches along the Atlantic coast, lined with many holiday resorts, bustling boardwalks and quaint seaside towns that draw thousands of tourists to enjoy the sun, surf and excitement of the famous Jersey Shore. The world's first boardwalk has its home in Atlantic City, famous for its 24-hour gambling entertainment and casino hotels redolent of Las Vegas, while the old-world charm of Cape May takes one back to the Victorian age with beautifully restored 19th-century buildings home to some of the finest Bed and Breakfast Inns anywhere. In between are miles of fun and entertainment, from water parks and zoos to Ferris wheels, roller coasters, shopping and nightlife, along with surf and sand.
Nature lovers can enjoy wilderness hiking trails in the scenic hills of the Skylands that also offers perfect conditions for skiing in winter. Historically this region is known as the Military Capital of the Revolution and visitors can trace the movements of General George Washington and his troops during the winter of 1779 at the Morristown National Historic Park. The state's rich history also includes some of America's greatest inventors and physicists such as Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein, and the Liberty State Park overlooking the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island that was one of the country's main immigration stations from 1892 to 1954

Кстати, всегда бесило в школе, когда как-то так получилось, что почему-то многие учителя были уверены, что Нью-Йорк Сити находится не в штате Нью-Йорк, а в Нью-Джерси. Такой у них часто был вопрос на засыпку :/ .

Короче, неправильно посчитали. У Нью-Джерси в 2005 году GDP был 431,079 млн US$, а у России - 1,535,000 млн US$. Ближе скорее к Калифорнии, у той было 1,622,116 млн US$, самый большой в США.

Данные отсюда:
http://www.iii.org/internation ... /overview/?table_sort_724581=4
http://bea.gov/bea/regional/gsp/

значит, либо карта старая, либо в очередной раз унизили :)

Вот здесь заобсуждали, что карта вообще левая :) .
http://bigpicture.typepad.com/ ... /countries_gdp_a.html#comments

Короче, как обычно - нашли старую карту, года так 1997-2000, и обсуждают, как-будто она все еще действительна в 2007 году. К 2000 году похоже это ближе было.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w ... Gdp_nominal_2000_world_map.PNG

может, стереть тогда её вааще нафиг? ладно б хоть смешного чего было тут...