| New Mexico (NM) |  |
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| New Mexico's Web Site and Kid's Page | ||
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's Bird: |
Roadrunner | |
State's Flower: |
Yucca Flower (yucca glauca) | |
State's Tree: |
Pinon Pine (pinus edulis) | |
State's Song: |
O, Fair New Mexico | |
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