| Population: 1,654,000 (36th
in size)
State size: 121,593 square miles (5th in size)
State Capital: Santa Fe (Short for the original
Spanish name "La Villa Real de la Santa Fe de San
Francisco de Asis" which means "The Royal City
of the Holy Faith of Saint Francis of Assisi.)
Major cities: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Roswell and
Santa Fe
Admission to union: The 47th State
Date entered the union: January 6, 1912
Origin of state name: Named after the country of
Mexico.
Nicknames: The Land of Enchantment
Bordering states: Arizona, Colorado and Texas, with
Mexico on the south.
State bird: Roadrunner
State flower: Yucca
State tree: Pinyon
Motto: It Goes as it Grows |
