New Mexico

US state in the West region

Region

West

Capital

Santa Fe

Population

2 130 256

Area

314 917 km²

Neighbors

4

Borders

Mexico

Rivers

the Rio Grande

Ranges

the Rockies

Statehood

1912

Time zones

Mountain Time

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New Mexico meets these criteria. With Doku+, open each one to see all the states that meet it.

• Located in the West
• On Mountain Time
• Landlocked
• Borders a foreign country
• Reaches into the Rockies
• More than 300 000 km²
• Crossed by Route 66
• Its capital is not its largest city
• Achieved statehood in 1889 or later
• Name of Indigenous origin