New Mexico

New Mexico
New Mexico
	State
	State of New Mexico; Estado de Nuevo México (Spaingie); Yootó Hahoodzo (Navajo)
	Banner Seal
	Eik-name(s): Land of Enchantment
	Motto(s): Crescit eundo (Scots: It growes as it gaes)
	Anthem: "O Fair New Mexico" an "Así Es Nuevo México";
	Map o the Unitit States wi New Mexico hielichted
Kintra	Unitit States
Afore stateheid	Nuevo México. (1598–1848); New Mexico Territory (1850–1912)
Admittit tae the Union	6 Januar 1912 (47t)
Caipital	Santa Fe
Lairgest ceety	Albuquerque
Lairgest metro	Greater Albuquerque
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Howie Morales (D)
Legislatur	New Mexico Legislatur
• Upper hoose	Senate
• Lawer hoose	Hoose o Representatives
Judiciar	New Mexico Supreme Coort
U.S. senators	Tom Udall (D); Martin Heinrich (D);
U.S. Hoose delegation	1: Deb Haaland (D); 2: Xochitl Torres Small (D); 3: Ben Ray Luján (D); (leet)
Area
• Total	314,917 km2 (121,590 sq mi)
• Laund	314,161 km2 (121,298 sq mi)
• Water	757 km2 (292 sq mi) 0.24%
Area rank	5t
Dimensions
• Length	596 km (371 mi)
• Width	552 km (344 mi)
Elevation	1,741 m (5,701 ft)
Highest elevation (Wheeler Peak)	4013.4 m (13,168 ft)
Lowest elevation (Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas mairch)	868 m (2,845 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	2,096,829
• Rank	36t
• Density	6.62/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
• Density rank	45t
• Median hooseaud income	$46744
• Income rank	47th
Demonym(s)	New Mexican (Spaingie: Neomexicano, Neomejicano)
Leid
• Spoken leid	Inglis 69.7%; Spaingie 28.5%; Navajo 3.5%; ither 4.1%;
Time zones
enteer state (legally)	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Nara Visa (informally)	UTC−06:00 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−05:00 (CDT)
USPS abbreviation	NM
ISO 3166 code	US-NM
Trad. abbreviation	N.M., N.Mex.
Latitude	31°20′ N to 37°N
Longitude	103° W to 109°3′ W
Website	www.newmexico.gov

New Mexico (ⁱ/nuː ˈmɛksᵻkoʊ/) is a state locatit in the soothwast an wastren regions o the Unitit States. New Mexico is an aw uisually considered ane o the Muntain States. New Mexico is the 5t maist extensive, the 36t maist populous, an the 6t least densely populatit o the 50 Unitit States.

Inhabitit bi Hamespun American populations for mony centuries, New Mexico haes an aw been pairt o the Imperial Spaingie viceroyalty o New Spain, pairt o Mexico, an a U.S. territory. Amang U.S. states, New Mexico haes the heichest percentage o Hispanics, includin stryndants o Spaingie colonists an recent immigrants frae Laitin Americae. It haes the seicont-heichest percentage o Hamespun Americans an aw, efter Alaska, an the fift-heichest tot nummer o Hamespun Americans efter Californie, Oklahoma, Arizona, an Texas.^[8] The tribes in the state conseest o maistly Navajo an Pueblo fowks. As a result, the demographics an cultur o the state are unique for thair strang Hispanic an Hamespun American influences. The banner o New Mexico is represented bi the reid an gowd colors, which represent Spain, as well as the Zia seembol, an auncient Hamespun American seembol for the sun.^[9]