Businesses and Places in New Mexico

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New Mexico Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation NM
Capital Santa Fe
Size Total (Land + Water) 121,589 sq miles; Land Only 121,356 sq miles
Number of Counties 33
Time Zone Mountain Time Zone
Bordering States Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah
Highest Point Wheeler Peak, 13,167 feet
National Parks Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Population (2015) 2,085,109
Population Density 17.2 people / square mile
Area Codes 505, 575, 957
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Albuquerque (545,852)
Las Cruces (97,618)
Rio Rancho (87,521)
Santa Fe (67,947)
Roswell (48,366)
Statehood January 6, 1912
Electoral Votes 5
Governor Official New Mexico Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From New Mexico
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From New Mexico
Senators List of New Mexico State Senators
Representatives List of New Mexico State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution New Mexico State Constitution
Road Conditions New Mexico Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date April 7, 2008
Aircraft Hot air balloon
Amphibian New Mexico spadefoot toad
Animal New Mexico black bear
Bird Roadrunner
Butterfly Sandia hairstreak
Cookie Bizcochito
Cowboy Song "Under the New Mexico Skies"
Fish New Mexico cutthroat trout
Flower Yucca
Folklorist Claude Stephenson
Fossil Coelophysis
Gem Turquoise
Grass Blue grama grass
Guitar New Mexico sunrise
Insect Tarantula hawk wasp
Mammal Smokey bear
Motto Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes)
Necklace Squash blossom necklace
Nickname Land of Enchantment
Poem "A Nuevo Mexico"
Question "Red or green?"
Reptile New Mexico whiptail lizard
Tie Bolo tie
Train Cumbres & Toltec Railroad
Tree Pinon pine
Vegetable Chile and frijoles
NCAA Division I Schools University of New Mexico (Mountain West)
New Mexico State University (WAC)
Gas Tax $0.1888 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $1.66 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Los Alamos City in New Mexico, home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the research center for the Manhattan Project.
Tourist Attractions White Sands National Monument National monument located in southern New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Taos Ski Valley Ski resort in Taos County, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Bandelier National Monument National monument near Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Sandia Peak Tramway Aerial tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Angel Fire Resort Ski resort in Angel Fire, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Philmont Scout Ranch Mountain ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Taos Pueblo Ancient pueblo (Native American community) near Taos, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Cliff's Amusement Park Amusement park in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Loretto Chapel Wedding chapel famous for its Miraculous Staircase, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions ABQ BioPark Aquarium in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Carlsbad Caverns National Park National park in southern New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Petroglyph National Monument National monument in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Albuquerque Museum Art and history museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array Radio astronomy observatory on the Plains of San Agustin, about 50 miles west of Socorro, New Mexico.
Tourist Attractions Sandia Mountains Mountain range near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Fun Facts New Mexico was named by the Spanish for lands north of the Rio Grande (Nuevo Mexico). The word Mexico is named after Mexitli, an Aztec war god. Mexico means 'place where Mexitli lives."
Fun Facts At 7,198 feet above sea level, Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States.
Fun Facts New Mexico has the largest Hispanic population of all the states. As of 2010, about 46.3% of the state's population are Hispanics.
Fun Facts Micro-Soft was founded on April 4, 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company moved to Bellevue, Washington, in 1979 since it was hard to recruit top programmers to Albuquerque.
Fun Facts The nine-day Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta held each October is the largest balloon convention in the world.
Fun Facts New Mexico's the only state with an official question "Red or green?"
Fun Facts Founded in 1610, Santa Fe, New Mexico is the oldest capital city in the United States.
Fun Facts The world's first detonation of a nuclear weapon took place on July 16, 1945, in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico.
Fun Facts New Mexico is one of the states that form the Four Corners, the only location in the United States where four states intersect at one point. The other three states are Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.
Fun Facts New Mexico is the only state in the United States where lawmakers don't receive salaries. New Mexico's lawmakers do enjoy a generous pension plan.
Name Origin From Mexico, “place of Mexitli,” an Aztec god or leader
Residents Names New Mexican
Tourism Office Website www.newmexico.org
Tourism Office Phone Number 800-733-6396 ext. 0643

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