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| Capital City: | Santa Fe |
| Nickname: | Land of Enchantment |
| Motto: | Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) |
| Statehood: | January 6, 1912 (47th) |
| Origin of State’s Name: | Named by the Spanish for lands north of the Rio Grande River. |
| Largest Cities: | Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, Roswell |
| Border States: | Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah |
| Land Area: | 121,359 sq. mi., 5th largest |
| State Bird: | Roadrunner |
| State Flower: | Yucca Flower (yucca glauca) |
| State Tree: | Piņon (pinus edulis) |
| State Songs: | O, Fair New Mexico Asi es Nuevo Mejico |
| E-mail your Congressperson: | U.S. House: 111th Congress U.S. Senate: 111th Congress Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional Directory database! |
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