Nuevo México  (Spanish) Yootó Hahoodzo  (Navajo)
State
State of New Mexico Estado de Nuevo México  (Spanish)
Flag Seal
Anthem: "O Fair New Mexico" and "Así Es Nuevo México"
Map of the United States with New Mexico highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Nuevo México (1598–1848) New Mexico Territory (1850–1912)
Admitted to the Union	January 6, 1912 (47th)
Capital	Santa Fe
Largest city	Albuquerque
Largest metro	Albuquerque Metropolitan Area
Government
• Governor	Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)
• Lieutenant Governor	Howie Morales (D)
Legislature	New Mexico Legislature
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. senators	Martin Heinrich (D) Ben Ray Luján (D)
U.S. House delegation	1: Melanie Stansbury (D) 2: Gabe Vasquez (D) 3: Teresa Leger Fernandez (D) (list)
Area
• Total	121,591 sq mi (314,915 km2)
• Land	121,298 sq mi (314,161 km2)
• Water	292 sq mi (757 km2)  0.24%
• Rank	5th
Elevation	5,701 ft (1,741 m)
Highest elevation (Wheeler Peak[Note 1])	13,161 ft (4,011.4 m)
Lowest elevation (Red Bluff Reservoir on Texas border[Note 1])	2,845 ft (868 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,117,522
• Rank	36th
• Density	17.2/sq mi (6.62/km2)
• Rank	45th
• Median household income	$51,945
• Income rank	45th
Language
• Official language	None
• Spoken language	English, Spanish (New Mexican), Navajo, Keres, Zuni
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation	NM
ISO 3166 code	US-NM
Trad. abbreviation	N.M., N.Mex.
Latitude	31°20′ N to 37°N
Longitude	103° W to 109°3′ W
Website	nm.gov

New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo Méxicocode: es is deprecated ^{[Note 2]}[ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] ( listen); Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò]) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It also borders Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south.