Some important facts about New Mexico are highlighted in the lists below.
- Capital: Santa Fe.
- Nicknames: Land of Enchantment, Sunshine State.
- Motto: “Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)”
- Date New Mexico became a state: January 6, 1912.
- Population: (2020) 2,117,522.
- Area: 121,590 square miles (314,917 square kilometers)
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