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'''New Mexico''' became 47th state to join the union on January 6, 1912. It is the fifth largest of the [[United States]], with a total land area of 121,412 square miles. <ref> http://www.newmexico.gov/ </ref>
The state is bordered by [[Colorado]], [[Arizona]], [[Utah]], [[Oklahoma]] and [[Texas]]. It also borders [[Mexico]].
== Population ==
The state capital is [[Santa Fe]]. The cities with the largest populations are: [[Albuquerque]], 494,236; [[Las Cruces]], 82,671; [[Santa Fe]], 70,631; [[Rio Rancho]], 66,599; and [[Roswell]], 45,199.
The total population of 1,928,384 includes a high number of peoples of Hispanic origin and of [[Native American]] (Indian) descent. <ref> http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35000.html </ref>
== Climate ==
New Mexico's weather is usually sunny and dry, with little rainfall all year. <ref> http://weather.nmsu.edu/News/climate-in-NM.htm </ref>
== Geography ==
The land includes areas of dry desert and forest, and has many mountainous regions, including the [[Sangre de Cristo]] mountain range, and the [[Jemez Mountains]]. <ref> http://www.americansouthwest.net/new_mexico/jemez_mountains/ </ref>
The highest point in New Mexico is [[Wheeler Peak]] at 13,161 feet above sea level, and the lowest point is at [[Red Bluff Reservoir]], 2,842 feet above sea level. <ref> http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nm_geography.htm </ref>
== Industry ==
Agriculture is important to New Mexico, but the lack of irrigation hinders using much of the land for farming. Much of the farmed land is located around the two major rivers which flow through the state: the [[Rio Grande]] and [[Pecos River]].
Much of the land is used for grazing livestock, especially sheep. More than two-thirds of New Mexico's farm income comes from livestock products. Another large industry in the state is mining, particularly [[copper]], [[silver]], and [[uranium]]. <ref> http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108250.html </ref>
==Transportation ==
Highways 25, 20 and 40 run through the state. New Mexico's largest commercial airport is [[Albuquerque International Sunport]]. <ref> http://nmshtd.state.nm.us/ </ref>
== Places of Interest ==
*Carlsbad Caverns National Park
*Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monuments
*Bandelier National Monument
*Elephant Butte Reservior
*Inscription Rock at El Morro National Monument
== Notable people from New Mexico ==
*[[Demi Moore]] (actress)
*[[Georgia O'Keeffe]] (painter)
*[[Al Unser]] and [[Bobby Unser]] (auto racers)
*[[John Denver]] (singer)
*[[Ralph Bunche]] (Nobel Peace Prize winner)
==References==
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