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NEW MEXICO


  • some general data of the state
General useful information
Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc.
State and population
capital: Santa Fe // state code ISO: NM ; FIPS: US35
surface: 314333 sq.km = 121362 sq.mi // rank in USA: 5 // location: Southwest
climate: dry, with extreme temperatures, rising or falling strongly influenced by elevation
entered USA as 47th state on: 1912-01-06
administrative division: 33 counties
total population according to the census of 2000: 1,819,046
population density 2000: 6 per sq.km = 15 per sq.mi // net growth 1999-2000: %
main ethnic groups: white 66,8%; black 1,9%; Asian 1,1%; Native American/Nat. AK 9,5%; other 21%
Economy and infrastructure
chief crops: hay, onions, chiles, greenhouse nursery, pecans, cotton
livestock (million): cattle: 1,6 / pigs: 0,003 / sheep: 0,225
timber/lumber: ponderosa pine, Douglas fir
chief industries: government, services, trade
chief industrial products: foods, machinery, apparel, lumber, printing, transportation equipment
chief mining products: copper, potash, sand & gravel, portland cement, crushed stone
Some physical landmarks
highest point in the state: Wheeler PK 4011 m = 13161 ft
other mountains: N Truchas Pk 3970, Baldy Pk 3847, Castilla Pk 3834
lowest point in the state: ca 945 m near Carlsbad in the SE
lakes: Laguna del Perro, Eagle Nest Lake
artificial lakes: Elephant Butte Res., Conchas Lake, Navajo Res.
rivers: Rio Grande, Pecos, Canadian, Gila
others: islands: none // deserts: Llano Estacado (Staked Plain)
Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information
other important features:
nick name(s): Land of Enchantment
motto: Crescit Eundo (It grows as it goes)
song: O, Fair New Mexico; Asi Es Nuevo Mexico
flower: Yucca // bird: Roadrunner // tree: Piñon
primary sources:
World almanac and book of facts; National Geographic Atlas of the World; maps: WN world @tlas

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