| Capitol: |
Santa Fe |
| Joined U.S.: |
# 47, January 6, 1912 |
| Nickname: |
"The Land of Enchantment" |
| Slogan: |
"Everybody Is Somebody In New Mexico" |
| Motto: |
It Grows As It Goes |
| Official Website: |
New Mexico |
| State Song: |
"O, Fair New Mexico" |
| State Insect: |
Tarantual Hawk Wasp |
| State Flower: |
Yucca Flower |
| State Bird: |
Roadrunner |
| State Animal: |
Black Bear |
| State Tree: |
Nut Pine (Pinon Tree) |
| State Gemstone: |
Turquoise |
| State Aircraft: |
Hot Air Balloon |
| State Amphibian: |
New Mexico Spadefoot Toad |
| State Reptile: |
New Mexico Whiptail Lizard |
| State Fish: |
New Mexico Cutthroat Trout |
| State Butterfly: |
Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly |
| State Cookie: |
Biscochito |
| State Fossil: |
Coelophysis |
| Borders: |
Arizona, Utah,
Colorado, Oklahoma,
Texas, Mexico |
| Size: |
121,593 sqaure miles |
| Highest Point: |
13,161 feet |
| Lowest Point: |
2,842 feet, Red Bluff Reservoir |
| Largest Employer(s): |
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