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State:	New Mexico
Abbreviation:	NM
Capital:	Santa Fe
Largest City:	Albuquerque
Population:	1819046
Land-Square Miles:	121,364
Land-Square Miles Rank:	5
Highest Point:	Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft.
Governor of New Mexico:	Bill Richardson
Political Party:	Democrat
Seat Up:	2010
Entered Union:	January 6, 1912
State Number:	47th
State Motto:	It Grows As It Goes (Crescit Eundo)
State Nickname:	Land of Enchantment
State Flower:	Yucca Flower
StateFlower2:	Yucca glauca
State Bird:	Roadrunner
State Song:	O, Fair New Mexico
Sports Team:	None
Origin Of The State Name:	From the country of Mexico
Major Industries:	Energy, Nuclear, Soloar and Geothermal Research and Development, Uranium and Potasium Salts, Food Products, Chemicals, Transportation Equipment, Lumber, Stone, Clay and Glass Pproducts, Livestock, Cotton and Pecans
Historical Sites:	Fort Union, Billy the Kid momentos in Lincoln, and the Chaco Culture National Historic Park
Points Of Interest:	Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Inscription Rock at El Morro National Monument, and the White Sands and Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monuments
Bordering States:	Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, and Arizona