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Entered the Union: January 6, 1912 (47th State)
New Mexico Capital City: Santa Fe
Lagest Cities in New Mexico: Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Roswell, Farmington, Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Gallup, Deming
Bordering States: Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
New Mexico 2013 Population (Estimate): 2,085,287
New Mexico 2010 Population (Estimate): 2,059,183
Origin of State Name: From Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
State Motto: Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
New Mexico Nickname: Land of Enchantment (1999)