New Mexico is a state in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. It is usually considered one of the Mountain States. New Mexico is fifth largest by area, the 36th-most populous, and the sixth-least densely populated of the 50 United States. 

Inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before European exploration, Nuevo México was colonized by the Spanish in 1598 as part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain. Later, it was part of independent Mexico for a short period before becoming a U.S. territory and eventually a U.S. state as a result of the Mexican–American War. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including mostly descendants of the original Spanish colonists who have lived in the area for more than 400 years beginning in 1598. It has the second-highest percentage of Native Americans as a proportion of the population after Alaska, and the fourth-highest number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, and Arizona. The major Native American nations in the state are Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. The state's demography and culture are shaped by these strong Hispanic and Native American influences and expressed in the state flag. Its scarlet and gold colors come from the royal standards of Spain, along with the ancient sun symbol of the Zia, a Pueblo-related tribe.
Where is the state of New Mexico located
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southwestern Unites States
n the southwestern region of the United States of America. 
1598
 colonized by the Spanish in 1598
January 6, 1912
 Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912
Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache
 major Native American nations in the state are Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. 
Mexico
t was part of independent Mexico for a short period before becoming a U.S. territory 
California, Oklahoma, and Arizona
fourth-highest number of Native Americans after California, Oklahoma, and Arizona.
It is the sixth least densely populated state
and the sixth-least densely populated of the 50 United States. 

yes
considered one of the Mountain States. New Me
the demography and culture
The state's demography and culture are shaped by these strong Hispanic and Native American influences
the Mexican–American War
 a U.S. state as a result of the Mexican–American War