Alessandro Frau
State’s area 121,665 square miles Landscape wide rose-colored deserts Broken mesas to high snow-capped peaks heavily forested mountain wildernesses towards the north Rivers Rio Grande Pecos Canadian San Juan Gila
East Oklahoma Texas South Texas Mexican state of Sonora Mexican state of Chihuaha West Arizona North Colorado
The climate of New Mexico is highly arid
First habitated by native Americans. Discovered by Fray Marcos de Niza. 1598 was founded the San Juan de los Caballeros colony. Was a part of New Spain.
Population 1,984,356. 7.2% under 5 years old. 28% under 18 years old. 11.7% 65 or older. Females make up approximately 50.8% of the population.
Albuquerque (518,271) Las Cruces (89,722) Rio Rancho (75,978) Santa Fe (73,199) Roswell (45,569)
White, 1,663,821 (84.46%) 874,688 (44.40%) Hispanics Black, 56,083 (2.85%) American Indian or Alaskan Native, 186,256 (9.46%) Asian, 27,722 (1.41%) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 2,787 (0.14%)
28.76% of the population speak Spanish at home 4.07% speak Navajo New Mexico have Spanish as an official language alongside English
Roman-Catholic (26%) Evangelical Christian denominations (25%) Unaffiliated (21%) Mainline Protestant (15%) Other affiliations (12%)
Oil and Gas Tourism $31,474 per capita personal income (rank 43 rd in the nation) Poverty level 18% The state hosts three air force bases
Governor Bill Richardson Democrat government Liberal
New Mexico is a multicultural state. There are just 2 million people in New Mexico. Most of them are Hispanics. Was a part of Spain. There is no racism like in other states.