New Mexico<span>, </span>constituent<span> state of the </span>United States<span> of America. It became the 47th state of the union in 1912. New Mexico ranks fifth among the 50 U.S. states in terms of total area and is bounded by </span>Colorado<span> to the north, </span>Oklahoma<span> and </span>Texas<span> to the east, Texas and the Mexican states of </span>Chihuahua<span> and </span>Sonora<span> to the south, and </span>Arizona<span> (which was part of the Territory of New Mexico from 1850 to 1863) to the west. At its northwestern corner New Mexico joins Arizona, </span>Utah<span>, and Colorado in the only four-way meeting of states in the United States. The capital of New Mexico is </span><span>Santa Fe</span>
