| State of New Mexico |
| State Capitol Address: |
State Capitol |
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490 Old Santa Fe Trail |
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Room 400 |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 |
| Phone: |
(505) 827-3000 |
| Fax: |
(505) 827-3026 |
| Admitted: |
January 6, 1912 |
| Population: |
1,928,384 (2005 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
36 |
| Total Area: |
121,598 square miles |
| National Rank: |
5 |
| Nickname: |
Land of Enchantment |
| Time Zone: |
Mountain Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
2,817 Feet - Red Bluff Lake |
| High Point: |
13,160 Feet - Wheeler Peak |
| State Animal: |
Black Bear |
| State Bird: |
Roadrunner |
| State Colors: |
Red and Yellow of Old Spain |
| State Fish: |
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout |
| State Flower: |
Yucca Flower |
| State Fossil: |
Coelophysis |
| State Gemstone: |
Turquoise |
| State Grass: |
Blue Grama |
| State Insect: |
Tarantula Hawk Wasp |
| State Motto: |
"Crescit Eundo" (It grows as it goes) |
| State Song: |
"O, Fair New Mexico" and "Asi Es Nuevo Mexico" |
| State Tree: |
Pinyon Pine |
| State Vegetable: |
Chile, Frijoles (Pinto Beans) |
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