|
| Capital
City: |
Santa Fe |
| Location: |
35.67850 N, 105.95414 W |
| Area: |
121,598 sq. mi. |
| Population: |
1,730,000 (7/97) |
| Statehood: |
January 6th, 1912; 47th State |
| Song: |
O, Fair New Mexico |
| words & music by: Elizabeth Garrett |
| Nickname: |
Land of Enchantment |
| Origin of states name: |
Named by the Spanish for lands north of the |
| Rio Grande River |
| Time
zone: |
Mountain |
| Other Cities: |
Albuquerque, Roswell; |
| Border
States: |
Arizona, Colorado,
Oklahoma, Texas, Utah; |
| Geographic Center: |
Torrance, 12 miles south-southwest of Willard |
| Coastline: |
none |
| Highest Point: |
Wheeler Peak, 13,161 feet |
| Agriculture: |
Cattle, dairy products, hay nursery
stock, chillies; |
| Industry: |
Petroleum & coal products, food processing, stone,
glass |
| National
Park: |
Carlsbad Caverns |
| Topography: |
Eastern third: Great Plains, central third: Rocky
Mountains, |
| western third: High plateau. |
| Temperature
Summer: |
F° 75 to 78 |
| Temperature Winter: |
F° 30 to 40 |
| Flower: |
Yucca Flower |
| Tree: |
Pinon |
| Newspapers: |
The
New Mexican |
| Attractions: |
New
Mexico Attractions. Roadside America |
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