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New Mexico at a Glance

Area: 121,590 sq miles (314,917 sq km) 1 . Fifth-largest state Land: 121,356 sq mi (314,411 sq km) Water: 234 sq mi (606 sq km) Highest elevation: Wheeler Peak, 13,161 feet (4,012 m) Lowest elevation: Red Bluff Reservoir 2,842 feet (866 m) Statehood: Jan. 6, 1912 (47th state) Capital: Santa Fe

State nickname: Land of Enchantment State bird: roadrunner State flower: yucca

1 U.S. Census Bureau 2 U.S. Census Bureau, 2014 estimate

Pop.: 2,085,572 (36th largest state) 2