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New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México [ˈnweβo ˈmexiko] ^ⓘ; Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation: [jòːtʰó hɑ̀hòːtsò]) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also borders Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its state capital is Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Nuevo México in New Spain.

New Mexico is the fifth largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks 36th in population and 46th in population density. Its climate and geography are highly varied, ranging from forested mountains to sparse deserts; the northern and eastern regions exhibit a colder alpine climate, while the west and south are warmer and more arid. The Rio Grande and its fertile valley runs from north-to-south, creating a riparian climate through the center of the state that supports a bosque habitat and distinct Albuquerque Basin climate. One–third of New Mexico's land is federally owned, and the state hosts many protected wilderness areas and national monuments, including three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the most of any U.S. state.

New Mexico's economy is highly diversified, including cattle ranching, agriculture, lumber, scientific and technological research, tourism, and the arts, especially textiles and visual arts. Major sectors include mining, oil and gas, aerospace, media, and film. Its total gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 was $95.73 billion, with a GDP per capita of roughly $46,300. State tax policy is characterized by low to moderate taxation of resident personal income by national standards, with tax credits, exemptions, and special considerations for military personnel and favorable industries. Due to its large area and economic climate, New Mexico has a significant U.S. military presence, including White Sands Missile Range, and strategically valuable federal research centers, such as the Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories. The state hosted several key facilities of the Manhattan Project, which developed the world's first atomic bomb, and was the site of the first nuclear test, Trinity. (Full article...)

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New Mexico is a state located in the Western United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Mexico is the 15th least-populous state with 2,117,522 inhabitants but the 5th-largest by land area, spanning 121,298.15 square miles (314,160.8 km²). New Mexico is divided into 33 counties and contains 106 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, villages and an incorporated county. New Mexico's municipalities cover only 1% of the state's land mass but are home to 65.4% of its population.

All municipalities are granted local government powers including the collection of property tax, funding of fire protection and public transit, providing and maintaining public parks, cemeteries, hospitals, libraries, and museums, building and zoning regulations, and the maintenance of municipal water, sewer, electric, natural gas and solid waste utilities. Municipalities in New Mexico may adopt one of five forms of municipal government including Mayor-Council, Mayor-Council with Manager, Council-Manager, Commission-Manager, or City-County Council-Manager. All municipalities over 10,000 people must elect their representatives by district, with those under 10,000 having option to do so. Citizens in a Mayor-Council form of government elect a mayor (who only votes to break a tie, and does not have veto power), and a council of 4 to 10 councilors or trustees. Any municipality with a population over 1,000 with a Mayor/Council form of government may establish the office of manager who is not elected and administers the hiring and firing of municipal employees, enforces ordinances, prepares the budget, but cannot vote on council. The manager in a Commission/Manager municipality has identical powers to the manager in the Mayor/Council form of government. Mayor-Council system can be changed to a Commission/Manager municipality by popular vote if the population exceeds 3,000. Citizens in a Commission/Manager municipality may also vote on initiatives, referendums and recalls and the mayor has the right to vote on council issues. Only one municipality, Los Alamos, is an incorporated City-County with a Council-Manager system through the Los Alamos County Charter. Municipalities may also adopt a home rule charter which gives local municipalities powers not specifically authorized for municipalities by the state statutes. Twelve municipalities have adopted home rule or a charter in New Mexico. (Full article...)

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Lovato at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato (/ˈdɛmi ləˈvɑːtoʊ/ DEM-ee lə-VAH-toh; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she rose to prominence for playing Mitchie Torres in the musical television film Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010). The former film's soundtrack contained "This Is Me", her debut single and duet, which peaked at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

After signing with Hollywood Records, Lovato released her pop rock debut album, Don't Forget (2008), which debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200. Its follow-up, Here We Go Again (2009), debuted at number one in the U.S., while its title track reached number 15 on the Hot 100. Her third studio album, Unbroken (2011), experimented with pop and R&B and spawned the U.S. platinum-certified single "Skyscraper". She released her self titled fourth album in 2013, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and contained the top-ten international song "Heart Attack". Lovato's fifth and sixth albums, Confident (2015) and Tell Me You Love Me (2017), infused soul and mature themes. She earned a Grammy Award nomination for Confident, while "Sorry Not Sorry", the lead single from Tell Me You Love Me, became her highest-charting single in the U.S., reaching number six. After a hiatus, she released her seventh and eighth albums Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over (2021) and Holy Fvck (2022), which reached number two and number seven in the U.S., respectively. (Full article...)

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Image 1Symbols of the Southwest: a string of dried chile pepper pods (a ristra) and a bleached white cow's skull hang in a market near Santa Fe. (from New Mexico)
Image 2Santa Fe trail sign (from New Mexico)
Image 3The railway station in Tucumcari (from New Mexico)
Image 4Ethnic origins in New Mexico (from New Mexico)
Image 5Spaceport America terminal, The Gateway (from New Mexico)
Image 6Party registration by New Mexico county (February 2023):
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Image 7The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (from New Mexico)
Image 8"The indigenous people of northern New Mexico" by Balduin Möllhausen, 1861 (from New Mexico)
Image 9Köppen climate types of New Mexico, using 1991–2020 climate normals (from New Mexico)
Image 10Province of New Mexico when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 11Counties in New Mexico by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census
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  Native American
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(from New Mexico)
Image 12Ancestral Pueblo territory shown in pink over New Mexico (from New Mexico)
Image 13The Santa Ana Star Center (from New Mexico)
Image 14Tierra O Muerte – Land or Death. Some New Mexicans express dissatisfaction over land grant issues which date back to the Mexican War. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 15Downtown Santa Fe train station (from New Mexico)
Image 16Shiprock (from New Mexico)
Image 17Interior of the Crosby Theater at the Santa Fe Opera, viewed from the mezzanine (from New Mexico)
Image 18A homesteader and his children at the New Mexico Fair in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from New Mexico)
Image 19White Sands National Park (from New Mexico)
Image 20New Mexico state quarter, circulated in April 2008 (from New Mexico)
Image 21In this photo, the Mexico–United States border divides Sunland Park and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. (from New Mexico)
Image 22An F-22 Raptor flown by the 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB (from New Mexico)
Image 23New Mexico proposed boundary before Compromise of 1850 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 241867 map (from History of New Mexico)
Image 25San Miguel Chapel, built in 1610 in Santa Fe, is the oldest church structure in the continental U.S. (from New Mexico)
Image 26Albuquerque Studios, built in 2007 for the rising demand of film production in the state (from New Mexico)
Image 27A Hispano boy in Chamisal, 1940 (from New Mexico)
Image 28Greater roadrunner (the state bird of New Mexico) (from New Mexico)
Image 29The New Mexico Public Education Department is in Santa Fe. (from New Mexico)
Image 30Territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México when it belonged to Mexico in 1824 (from New Mexico)
Image 31Public New Mexico colleges and universities. New Mexico Higher Education Department. (from New Mexico)
Image 32Proposals for Texas northwestern boundary (from History of New Mexico)
Image 33Statue of Popé, leader of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The statue, entitled Po'pay, is among two statues depicting New Mexicans at the United States Capitol National Statuary Hall Collection, the other being Dennis Chávez. (from New Mexico)
Image 34Luminarias in the old mission church, Jemez State Monument (from New Mexico)
Image 35New Mexico population density map (from New Mexico)
Image 36President William Howard Taft at his desk in the Oval Office, signing the statehood bill for New Mexico on January 6, 1912. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 37Rio Grande Gorge and Bridge (from New Mexico)
Image 38Carlsbad Caverns National Park (from New Mexico)
Image 39Bronze statue of Archbishop Lamy in front of St. Francis Cathedral (from History of New Mexico)
Image 40José Rafael Aragón, Crucifix, ca. 1795–1862, Brooklyn Museum, From about 1750, Catholic churches in Spanish New Mexico were increasingly decorated with the work of native craftspeople rather than with paintings, sculpture, and furniture imported from Europe. This small santo (religious image) is typical of the locally produced objects. It is made of indigenous pine and painted with water-based pigments used by native artisans. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 41Wheeler Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range (from New Mexico)
Image 42Serving food in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940 (from History of New Mexico)
Image 43Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) (from New Mexico)
Image 44The New Mexico Rail Runner Express is a commuter operation that runs along the Central Rio Grande Valley. (from New Mexico)
Image 45Jean Nicolas Du Tralage and Vincenzo Coronelli's 1687 map of New Mexico (from History of New Mexico)
Image 46Comancheria and the New Mexico settlements prior to 1850. (from History of New Mexico)
Image 47Gen. Kearny's annexation of New Mexico, August 15, 1846 (from History of New Mexico)

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... that a Royal Air Force officer built a KAVE in New Mexico?
... that Sunday-school classes were once held in the transmitter building of New Mexico radio station KCLV?
... that Jesse Marcel claimed that he recovered extraterrestrial debris from a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico?
... that a New Mexico TV station went on the air "a day late but ... not a single program short"?
... that New Mexico television station KIVA-TV received angry phone calls and a bomb threat after switching away from a tied football game?
... that in 2007, Joe Garcia became the first governor of a pueblo to swear in the governor of New Mexico?

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