Statistics

Population: 1,616,000

Land Area: 121,666 square miles (5th largest state)

State Capital: Santa Fe

Statehood Day: January 6, 1912 (47th state)

State Flower: Yucca

State Bird: Roadrunner

State Vegetables: Chile & Pinto Beans

State Gem: Turquoise

Highest Point: Wheeler Peak,
northeast of Taos - 13,161 feet

Lowest Point: Red Bluff Reservoir,
along the Texas border south of Carlsbad - 2,842 feet