Data & Facts

State Name
New Mexico  - State Abbr.: NM
Statehood
6-Jan-1912
 - Statehood Ranking: 47
Land Area
121,356 sqaremiles  (314,300 qkm)
 - Land Area Ranking: 5
Population
1,819,046
(2000; Census every 10 years)
Capital
Santa Fe
Biggest City
Albuquerque
Nickname
The Land of Enchantment
Motto
"Crescit eundo" (== It grows as it goes)
Highest Point
4.011 m / 13,159 ft (Wheeker Peak)
Lowest Point
859 m / 2,818 ft (Red Bluff Reservoir)
 - Dayligh Saving Time
 - yes
Tree
Pinon Pine
Flower
Yucca
Bird
Roadrunner
Song
"O, Fair New Mexico" (by Elizabeth Garrett)

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