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State Abbreviation - NM
State Capital - Santa Fe
Largest City - Albuquerque
Area - 121,593 square miles [New Mexico is the 5th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 1,819,046 (as of 2000) [New Mexico is the 36th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - New Mexicans
Major Industries - mining (potash, copper, silver, uranium), oil, natural gas, tourism

Major Rivers - Rio Grande, Pecos River
Major Lakes - Elephant Butte Reservoir, Conchas Lake, Navajo Reservoir
Highest Point - Wheeler Peak - 13,161 feet (4,011 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Red Bluff Lake - 2,817 feet (859 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
Bordering Country - Mexico

Origin of the Name New Mexico - Named by the Spanish, in reference to Mexico
State Nickname - Land of Enchantment
State Motto - "Crescit eundo" - It grows as it goes
State Song - O, Fair New Mexico

Dinosaur Fossils Found in New Mexico - Alamosaurus, Coelophysis, Kritosaurus, Nothronychus, Parasaurolophus, Pentaceratops, Revueltosaurus, Rioarribasaurus, Seismosaurus, Torosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus

New Mexico State Symbols and Emblems:

State Flag The official state flag of New Mexico was chosen from a flag competition in 1920 (the competition was held to replace an older New Mexico flag). The winner was Dr. Harry Mera, a doctor and archeologist from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dr. Mera's design is an interpretation of an ancient Sun symbol called a Zia (this symbol was found on a water jar made in the late 1800's in Zia Pueblo). Since four is a sacred number for the Zia, there are four rays coming from each side of the stylized Sun. The colors red and yellow are used because they were the colors of the flag of the Spanish conquistadors who went to New Mexico in the early 1500's.

Animal Symbols:

State Bird Roadrunner

State Mammal Black bear

State Fish New Mexico cutthroat trout

State Insect Tarantula hawk wasp

State Dinosaur Coelophysis A meat-eating dinosaur.

Plant Symbols:

State Flower Yucca

State Tree Pinon (Pinus edulis)

State Grass Blue gramma grass

State Vegetables Chile and frijoles

Earth Symbols:

State Gem Turquoise

State Soil Penistaja (unofficial)

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Colors Red and yellow

State Cookie Bizcochito (also called biscochito)

Related Pages:

New Mexico: Map/Quiz Printout Answer geography questions about New Mexico using the map on this quiz. Answers

New Mexico: Outline Map Printout An outline map of New Mexico to print.

New Mexico: Label Me! Label the major features of New Mexico. Answers

New Mexico's Flag Printout/Quiz Read about and answer questions on the flag of New Mexico.

New Mexico's Flag: Large Coloring Printable A large black-and-white printable of the flag of New Mexico.

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