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- Year of Admission: 1788
- Order of Admission: 9th
- Date of Current State Constitution: 1784
- Capital: Concord
- Population: 1,173,000 (1997)
- Land Area: 8,969 sq. mi.
- Population Density: 128.0 people per sq. mi.
- Nickname: Granite State
- Motto: Live Free or die
- Government Configuration: Bicameral
- Houses: 2
- Number of State Senators: 24
- Number of State Representatives: 400
- Number of Representatives In U.S. Congress: 2
- Main Industries: Tourism, manufacturing, agriculture, trade, mining
- Major Natural Resources: dense forests, granite, sand, gravel