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New Mexico (NM) Information, Facts and Statistics


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General Information

Capital of New Mexico: Santa Fe, NM
Largest City: Albuquerque, NM

New Mexico State Nickname(s):
Land of Enchantment

State Motto:
Crescit eundo
It grows as it goes.

Admitted to the Union:
January 6, 1912 as the 47th state

New Mexico State Flower: Yucca

New Mexico State Bird: Roadrunner

New Mexico Official State Tree: Nut Pine

New Mexico Population (2003): 1,874,600 (Rank in Pop.: 36)

Total Area: 121,590 sq. mi./314,917 sq. km. (Rank in Area: 5)

New Mexico's Highest Point: Wheeler Peak at 13,161 feet (4,011 meters)

New Mexico Is Bordered By:
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico


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