| Capital City: |
Santa Fe |
| Statehood: |
January 6, 1912 (47th) |
| Population: |
1,748,000 |
| Nickname: |
Land of Enchantment |
| Motto: |
Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) |
| Origin of State Name: |
Named by the Spanish for lands north of the Rio Grande River. |
| Counties: |
33 |
| Largest Cities: |
Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Roswell |
| Border States: |
Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah |
| Land Area: |
121,336 sq. mi., 5th largest |
| Highest Point: |
Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft. |
| Lowest Point: |
Red Bluff Reservoir, 2,842 ft. |
| State Bird: |
Roadrunner |
| State Flower: |
Yucca Flower (yucca glauca) |
| State Tree: |
Piñon (pinus edulis) |
| State Song: |
O, Fair New Mexico Asi es Nuevo Mejico |
| State Web Site: |
www.state.nm.us |
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