Nickname: Land of Enchantment
Statehood: January 6, 1912
Population: 1,723,800 Rank 36th
Capital: Santa Fe
Largest City: Albuquerque
Land Area: 121,336 square miles; Rank 5th
Number of Counties: 33
Highest Point: Wheeler Peak: 13,161 feet
Coastline: 0 miles
Inland Water: 258 square miles
Bordering States: Arizona, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah 
 
 

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