NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO U.S POPULATION INDUSTRY NATURAL RESOURCES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION YEAR OF ADMISSION 1912 ORDER OF ADMISSION 47TH DATE OF CURRENT STATE CONSTITUTION 1912 CAPITAL SANTA FE POPULATION 1730000 1997 LAND AREA 121364 SQ MI POPULATION DENSITY 13.9 PEOPLE PER SQ MI NICKNAME LAND OF ENCHANTMENT MOTTO CRESCIT EUNDO IT GROWS AS IT GOES GOVERNMENT CONFIGURATION BICAMERAL HOUSES 2 NUMBER OF STATE SENATORS 42 NUMBER OF STATE REPRESENTATIVES 70 NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES IN U.S CONGRESS 3 MAIN INDUSTRIES GOVERNMENT TRADE MAJOR NATURAL RESOURCES COAL NATURAL GAS PETROLEUM POTASH COPPER
