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The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of New Mexico: New Mexico – U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States, southwest region of the United States. It is the state with the highest percentage of Hispanic and Latino Americans, Hispanics, including descendants of Spanish colonists and recent immigrants from Latin America. United States Congress, Congress admitted New Mexico to the United States, Union as the 47th State on January 6, 1912.


General reference

* Names ** Common name: New Mexico *** Pronunciation: ** U.S. state#List of states, Official name: State of New Mexico ** Abbreviations and name codes *** List of U.S. state abbreviations, Postal symbol: NM *** ISO 3166-2:US#Codes, ISO 3166-2 code: US-NM *** Internet second-level domain: .nm.us ** Nicknames *** Land of Enchantment (currently used on Vehicle registration plates of New Mexico, license plates) *** Land of Sunshine (predates "Land of Enchantment"; this earlier nickname highlighted the large percentage of sunshine received statewide) *** The Outer Space State * Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states, Adjectivals ** New Mexico ** New Mexican (disambiguation), New Mexican * Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states, Demonym: New Mexican (disambiguation), New Mexican


Geography of New Mexico

Geography of New Mexico * New Mexico is: a U.S. state, a State (administrative division), federal state of the United States of America * Location ** Northern hemisphere ** Western hemisphere *** Americas **** North America ***** Anglo America ***** Northern America ****** United States of America ******* Contiguous United States ******** Western United States ********* Mountain West United States ********* Southwestern United States * New Mexico#Population, Population of New Mexico: 2,059,179 (2010 U.S. Census) * Geography of New Mexico#Area, Area of New Mexico: * :commons:Atlas of New Mexico, Atlas of New Mexico


Places in New Mexico

* Historic places in New Mexico ** List of ghost towns in New Mexico, Ghost towns in New Mexico ** List of National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico, National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico ** National Register of Historic Places listings in New Mexico *** List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico, Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico * List of National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico, National Natural Landmarks in New Mexico * List of national parks in New Mexico, National parks in New Mexico * List of New Mexico state parks, State parks in New Mexico


Environment of New Mexico

* Climate of New Mexico ** Climate change in New Mexico * List of Superfund sites in New Mexico, Superfund sites in New Mexico * Wildlife of New Mexico ** Fauna of New Mexico *** List of birds of New Mexico, Birds of New Mexico


Natural geographic features of New Mexico

* List of mountain ranges of New Mexico, Mountain ranges of New Mexico * List of rivers of New Mexico, Rivers of New Mexico * List of valleys of New Mexico, Valleys of New Mexico


Regions of New Mexico

* Central New Mexico * Eastern New Mexico * Northern New Mexico * Southern New Mexico ** Southwestern New Mexico


Administrative divisions of New Mexico

* The 33 List of counties in New Mexico, counties of the state of New Mexico ** Municipalities in New Mexico *** List of cities in New Mexico, Cities in New Mexico **** List of capitals in the United States#State capitals, State capital of New Mexico: Capital of New Mexico, Santa Fe **** Largest city in New Mexico: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque (List of United States cities by population, 34th-largest city in the U.S. As of June 2007) **** List of city nicknames in the United States#New Mexico, City nicknames in New Mexico


Demography of New Mexico

*Demographics of New Mexico *List of New Mexico counties by socioeconomic factors


Government and politics of New Mexico

Politics of New Mexico * Form of government: State governments of the United States, U.S. state government * United States congressional delegations from New Mexico * New Mexico State Capitol * Elections in New Mexico ** Electoral reform in New Mexico * Political party strength in New Mexico


Branches of the government of New Mexico

Government of New Mexico


Executive branch of the government of New Mexico

* Governor of New Mexico ** Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico ** Secretary of State of New Mexico * State departments ** New Mexico Department of Transportation


Legislative branch of the government of New Mexico

* New Mexico Legislature (bicameral) ** Upper house: New Mexico Senate ** Lower house: New Mexico House of Representatives


Judicial branch of the government of New Mexico

Courts of New Mexico * New Mexico Supreme Court, Supreme Court of New Mexico


Law and order in New Mexico

Law of New Mexico * Cannabis in New Mexico * Capital punishment in New Mexico ** List of individuals executed in New Mexico, Individuals executed in New Mexico * Constitution of New Mexico * Crime in New Mexico * Gun laws in the United States (by state)#New Mexico, Gun laws in New Mexico * Law enforcement in New Mexico ** List of law enforcement agencies in New Mexico, Law enforcement agencies in New Mexico *** New Mexico State Police * Same-sex marriage in New Mexico


Military in New Mexico

* New Mexico Air National Guard * New Mexico Army National Guard


History of New Mexico

History of New Mexico


History of New Mexico, by period

*History of New Mexico#Native American settlements, Prehistory of New Mexico *Puebloan peoples *History of New Mexico#Spanish exploration and colonization, Spanish exploration, 1541–1680 *Spanish colony of Santa Fé de Nuevo Méjico, 1598–1821 **Juan de Oñate Salazar founds San Juan de los Caballeros near Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, New Mexico, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, 1598 **Juan Martinez de Montoya founds La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís (Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fé) near pueblo, 1608 **Governor Pedro de Peralta moves capital from San Juan de los Caballeros, San Juan to La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís, Santa Fé, 1610 ***Village of Taos, New Mexico, Taos founded near Pueblo de Taos, 1617 **Popé leads Pueblo Revolt, 1680–1692 **Governor Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras leads History of New Mexico#"Bloodless" reconquest, Reconquesta, 1692 **Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés founds Ranchos de Alburquerque (Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque), 1706 **Domínguez–Escalante expedition, 1776 **United States presses territorial claims from Louisiana Purchase of 1803 ***Spanish cavalry arrests U.S. Army Pike Expedition, 1807 **Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819 *Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821 **Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821 *Mexican territory of Santa Fé de Nuevo México, 1821–1846 **William Becknell opens Santa Fe Trail, 1821 **1824 Constitution of Mexico, Constitution of Mexico of 1824 **Antonio Armijo opens Old Spanish Trail (trade route), Spanish Trail, 1829 **Republic of Texas presses territorial claims, 1836–1845 ***Mexican Army arrests Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 1841 **Revolt of 1837 (New Mexico), Revolt of 1837 *Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848 **U.S. History of New Mexico#Mexican–American War, Military Province of New Mexico, 1846 ***Military Governor – General Stephen Watts Kearny, 1846 **Siege of Pueblo de Taos, 1847 **Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848 *U.S. History of New Mexico#Mexican–American War, Provisional Government of New Mexico 1846–1850 **State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850 **Proposed state of New Mexico, 1850 **Compromise of 1850 *Territory of New Mexico, 1850–1912 **Gadsden Purchase of 1853 **Long Walk to Bosque Redondo, 1860–1861 **American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865 ***New Mexico in the American Civil War, 1861–1865 ****Border states (American Civil War), Border territory, 1861–1865 ****New Mexico Campaign, 1862 *****Battle of Glorieta Pass, March 26–28, 1862 ****Confederate Territory of Arizona, 1861–1865 **Comanche Campaign, 1868–1874 **Spanish–American War, April 25 – August 12, 1898 *History of New Mexico#Statehood, State of New Mexico becomes 47th State admitted to the United States of America on January 6, 1912 **World War I, June 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 ***United States enters Great War on April 6, 1917 **Carlsbad Caverns National Park established on May 14, 1930 **World War II, September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 ***United States enters Second World War on December 8, 1941 ***Manhattan Engineering District, 1941–1946 ****Los Alamos National Laboratory, Site Y (Los Alamos National Laboratory), since 1943 ****Sandia National Laboratories, Z Division (Sandia National Laboratories), since 1945 ****White Sands Missile Range, Trinity Site (White Sands Missile Range), since 1945 *****Trinity Test, 1945-07-16


History of New Mexico, by region

* By city ** Roswell, New Mexico#History, History of Roswell, New Mexico ** Santa Fe, New Mexico#History, History of Santa Fe, New Mexico


History of New Mexico, by subject

* Territorial evolution of New Mexico * Uranium mining in New Mexico


Culture of New Mexico

Culture of New Mexico * Cuisine of New Mexico * List of museums in New Mexico, Museums in New Mexico * Religion in New Mexico * Scouting in New Mexico * State symbols of New Mexico ** Flag of the State of New Mexico ** Great Seal of the State of New Mexico


The Arts in New Mexico

* Music of New Mexico


Sports in New Mexico

Sports in New Mexico


Economy and infrastructure of New Mexico

Economy of New Mexico * Communications in New Mexico ** List of newspapers in New Mexico, Newspapers in New Mexico ** List of radio stations in New Mexico, Radio stations in New Mexico ** List of television stations in New Mexico, Television stations in New Mexico * Energy in New Mexico ** List of power stations in New Mexico, Power stations in New Mexico ** Solar power in New Mexico ** Wind power in New Mexico ** Uranium mining in New Mexico * Health care in New Mexico ** List of hospitals in New Mexico, Hospitals in New Mexico * Transportation in New Mexico ** List of airports in New Mexico, Airports in New Mexico


Education in New Mexico

Education in New Mexico * Schools in New Mexico ** List of school districts in New Mexico, School districts in New Mexico *** List of high schools in New Mexico, High schools in New Mexico ** List of colleges and universities in New Mexico, Colleges and universities in New Mexico *** University of New Mexico *** New Mexico State University


See also

*Topic overview: **New Mexico **Index of New Mexico-related articles * * * *


References


External links

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