5th largest by area and 36th most populous in the United of States

• State capital: Santa Fe

• The largest city: Albuquerque

• Population: 2,114,371 (2023 U.S. Census Bureau)

• History: in 1978, Georgia became the 4th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution; one of the original seven Confederated States.

• Fun fact: Atlanta hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics

• Nick name: The Land of Enchantment

• Geology:

  • The state's northernmost regions include the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the larger Appalachian Mountain system.

  • The Piedmont plateau extends from the foothills of the Blue Ridge south to the Fall Line, an escarpment to the Coastal Plain defining the state's southern region.