<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Released in 2008 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Lists of United States state symbols </Td> </Tr> <P> New Mexico (Spanish: Nuevo México pronounced (ˈnweβo ˈmexiko), Navajo: Yootó Hahoodzo pronounced (jòːtxó xɑ̀xwòːtsò)) is a state in the Southwestern Region of the United States of America . With a population of approximately two million, New Mexico is the 36th most populous state . With a total area of 121,590 sq mi (314,900 km), it is the fifth - largest and fifth least densely populated of the fifty states . It is one of the Mountain States and shares the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona . Its capital and cultural center is Santa Fe, while its largest city is Albuquerque . Due to its geographic location, Northern and Eastern New Mexico exhibits a colder, alpine climate while Western and Southern New Mexico exhibits a warmer, arid climate . </P> <P> The economy of New Mexico is dependent on oil drilling, mineral extraction, dryland farming, cattle ranching, lumber milling, and retail trade . As of 2016 - 2017, its total gross domestic product (GDP) was $95 billion with a GDP per capita of $45,465 . New Mexico's status as a tax haven yields low to moderate personal income taxes on residents and military personnel, and gives tax credits and exemptions to favorable industries . Because of this, its film industry has grown and contributed $1.23 billion to its overall economy . Due to its large area and economic climate, New Mexico has a large U.S. military presence marked notably with the White Sands Missile Range . Various U.S. national security agencies base their research and testing arms in New Mexico such as the Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories . During the 1940s, Project Y of the Manhattan Project developed and built the country's first atomic bomb and nuclear test, Trinity . </P>

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